The clock had stopped., Sutapa Sikdar remembers late husband Irrfan Khan on his death anniversary
On Irrfan s death anniversary today, remembering the late actor his wife Sutapa Sikdar penned down an emotional note for her husband. Sutapa Sikdar, late Irrfan Khan | File photo
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Updated: Apr 29, 2021, 11:41 AM IST
Irrfan Khan passed away last year on April 29, 2020. The Angrezi Medium actor was battling cancer for two years until he succumbed to it. The actor was laid to rest at a Versova burial ground in Mumbai and his last rites were carried out by his sons Babil and Ayaan.
Talking about Irrfan s body of work, well, he what can one say but this that it left a lasting impression of the minds and hearts of the audience so much so that when Irrfan breathed his last, the news about his death felt like a personal loss to every citizen of the country and even to film fraternity members beyond borders.
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Remembering Irrfan Khan: Late actor s most cherished moments with wife Sutapa Sikdar, sons Babil and Ayaan Khan
As we mark Irrfan s 1st death anniversary today, let s take a look at some throwback photos that were shared by his family members in the last year.
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Apr 29, 2021, 07:02 AM IST
Actor Irrfan Khan s untimely demise on April 29, 2020, after a two-year-long battle with a neuroendocrine tumour, created a void not just in the lives of his family members and in the hearts of his fans but also in the world of cinema as a whole, courtesy the powerhouse of talent he was! His death left the entire nation in shock and tears.
Ahead of Irrfan Khan s death anniversary, son Babil Khan reveals what his father told him days before he died I was kind of living in a bubble, being Irrfan Khan s son and all that. And then that bubble burst suddenly., Babil said. Babil Khan with his late father Irrfan Khan and mom Sutapa Sikdar | File photo
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Updated: Apr 28, 2021, 12:05 PM IST
Last year, when actor Irrfan Khan left for the heavenly abode after his two-year battle with neuroendocrine cancer, there was a massive outpouring of grief on social media from across the globe. Not just celebrities in Bollywood, but Hollywood stars too put out condolence messages and remembered the legendary actor that Irrfan was.
Remembering Irrfan Khan: When Angrezi Medium star said actors are not heroes , only glamorous people
On April 29, 2020, the legendary actor had left a vacuum in world cinema because after he lost the battle to neuroendocrine cancer. Late Irrfan Khan | File photo
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Updated: Apr 28, 2021, 03:14 PM IST
Bollywood cinema boasts of certain artists whose on-screen magic has helped us understand cinema in an immersive manner. That list definitely has Irfan Khan, who has painted characters for us with whom the ordinary person can relate. Each character he portrayed was full of flavour, but how did he deliver such relatable emotions to each character?
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Sutapa Sikdar on cosmic connection with Irrfan Khan: ‘He is around, just not physically present’
Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan succumbed to cancer last year leaving his family and fans in grief. Irrfan s wife Sutapa Sikdar who is taking time to cope with his absence says her cosmic connection with the late actor has continued even after his death. âThere are things where I feel suddenly as if everything is the same. He is around, he is just not physically present,â Sutapa told Times of India.Â
He says that she still feels his presence around her. She told TOI, âBoth of us loved the rain. And both of us would joke â if it was very hotâ¦and it would rain the next day. When I went to Jaipur, it was a very hot day â and then, that night, it rained! It felt so strange. Then, when I was travelling back on the Jaipur-Mumbai highway, Google Maps told us that there was congestion and suggested an alternate route. It was an unfamiliar r