Acclaimed Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan has died in the Indian city of Mumbai after he was admitted to a city hospital with a colon infection on Tuesday. He was 53, EDNews.net reports citing Aljazeera.
"Irrfan was a strong soul, someone who fought till the very end and always inspired everyone who came close to him," his publicist said in a statement on Wednesday.
Khan spent several months in Britain for treatment after he was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumour in 2018.
He spent his final hours "surrounded by his love, his family for whom he most cared about", a statement released by his family said.
The actor had spent several months last year in the United Kingdom undergoing cancer treatment.
His mother, Saeeda Begum, died four days ago on April 25.