The Independent has compiled a list of the 60 best actors of the 21st century, which includes talent from around the world, excluding TV shows and films released after 2000.
Irrfan Khan among 60 best actors of 21st century
Only one Indian actor made it to this prestigious list. Interestingly, it is not the likes of Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan or Amitabh Bachchan, but late actor Irrfan Khan, who is ranked #41. Irrfan, who died in 2020 at the age of 53, spent more than a decade struggling before landing a role in Asif Kapadia’s 2001 film Warrior,
The Independent praised Irrfan’s “strong tenacity” in portraying a warrior from his home state of Rajasthan in this film.
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Irrfan continued to earn praise for his performance in Tigmanshu Dhulia’s 2003 crime drama achievedVishal Bhardwaj’s 2003 gangster film Maqbooland Mira Nair’s 2006 romantic drama The Namesake,
His filmography also includes extraordinary works like life in metro, Darjeeling Limited, Slumdog Millionaire, Paan Singh Tomar, life of pi, lunchbox, story, Haider, Piku, Sword, hindi medium, song of the scorpions, almost single, CaravanAnd english mediumThe Independent described Irrfan’s eyes – hooded and dark brown – as central to his ability to convey emotion and conjure poetry on screen.
top 10 actors in the list
Among other acclaimed actors, the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died in 2014 at the age of 46, was ranked as the top actor of the 21st century. The female cast performed strongly, with Emma Stone taking the #2 spot for her roles crazy Stupid Love, La la Land, FavoriteAnd bad things,
Daniel Day-Lewis, who announced his retirement in 2016 (having just recently returned), is ranked #3, while Denzel Washington, recently acclaimed for his role in Ridley Scott’s gladiator iiCame in at #4. The top 10 list also includes Nicole Kidman, Daniel Kaluuya, Song Kang Ho, Cate Blanchett, Colin Farrell and Florence Pugh.
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