Irrfan Khan at the screening of Hindi Medium (Image courtesy: Irrfan)
Highlights
- Irrfan Khan has over 5,000 followers on Instagram already
- In a picture, Irrfan recreated a famous Jai-Veeru pose from Sholay
- Irrfan last featured in Hindi Medium, which released on May 19
New Delhi:
Actor Irrfan Khan has finally made his debut on Instagram. The 50-year-old actor shared a series of throwback pictures in which he can be seen recreating a few iconic scenes from Bollywood films. In the first picture shared by the
The Lunchbox actor, he is seen recreating a famous pose from the 1975 hit-film
Sholay, where Dharmedra aka Veeru sits on Amitabh Bachchan aka Jai's shoulders and plays the harmonica. "This is our poster inspired by the #Sholay poster. #FilmyInfluence," he wrote. Irrfan Khan has over 5,000 followers on Instagram already. See the first picture shared by Irrfan Khan on Instagram here:
In another picture, Irrfan Khan can be seen riding a horse, his look 'inspired by Rajesh Khanna.' In his post the
Piku actor mentioned that he was asked to learn horse riding in order to be an actor.
In April, actress Katrina Kaif made her debut on Instagram and she was warmly welcomed by celebrities like Salman Khan, Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra and Karan Johar.
Irrfan Khan has featured in over 50 Indian films and has also appeared in international movies like
Life Of Pi,
New York, I Love You,
The Amazing Spider-Man,
Jurassic World and
Inferno.
In 2012, Irrfan Khan received the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in
Paan Singh Tomar.
Irrfan Khan last featured in Hindi Medium, which released in theatres on May 19 along with
Half Girlfriend, starring Arjun Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor. The film has managed to collect Rs 37.35 crores at the box office so far. Irrfan Khan's upcoming projects are-
Firangi and
Doob: No Bed Of Roses.