26 March,2021 07:28 AM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
Irrfan Khan
The 2021 edition of the Producer's Guild of America (PGA) Awards honoured the late actor Irrfan during its In Memoriam segment, but got his name wrong. The awards, considered as an Oscar bellwether, were held virtually on Wednesday. Irrfan was among the 21 cine personalities who were remembered during the ceremony.
However, the pre-taped production of the awards committed a gaffe with the actor's name as it read, âIrrif Kahn' instead of Irrfan.
The actor, who straddled both Indian and international cinema with elan, died in April 2020 at the age of 54 following a two year-long battle with a rare form of cancer.
In Hollywood, he featured in blockbusters such as Inferno, A Mighty Heart, Life of Pi, Amazing Spider-Man and Jurassic World.
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The PGA awards also paid tributes to Hollywood great Kirk Douglas, who died at the age of 103 in February 2020, and Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, who passed away in August at 43 after a private four-year-long battle with cancer.
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