Sutapa Sikdar can't move on from Irrfan: 'It rains when I miss him'

Irrfan Khan's wife and producer-writer, Sutapa Sikdar, recently remembered her late husband. Irrfan died in April 2020 following a long battle with cancer. Reacting to her son Babil's post on moving on after a breakup, Sutapa shared that even after four years of Irrfan's death, she doesn't understand the meaning of "moving on."

In a heartfelt comment, Sutapa reminisced about her time with Irrfan when he would walk barefoot on the Delhi footpath in scorching heat and carry her broken chappals. She also shared that whenever she misses the 'Maqbool' actor, it rains.

Sutapa Sikdar wrote, "I remember him carrying my chappal because it’s broken. He walked barefoot too on the scorching heat on the Delhi footpath. The memory pillow should have his memories. I just can’t touch him anymore, but it rains when I miss him. I have the plants he planted with his own hands. I had no option but to stay alone. I don’t know yet what’s called moving on (sic)."

Reflecting on Babil's post about his breakup with a mystery girl, Sutapa added in another comment, "This reminds me of our generation song penned by the great Gulzar Sahab from ‘Ijaazat’ - 'Ek so solah Chaand ki raaten, ek tumhare kaandhe ka til.' Wah! I don’t know if your generation knows this song on moving on! Check it out! (sic)."

Babil, while sharing photos of himself with probably his girlfriend, wrote on Instagram, "I don’t think moving on is about trying to hide away from what you have loved. In reality, you never really move on from the people that you have loved. They become a part of your life and the sails that catch the winds that make you who you are."

Sutapa is a film dialogue writer herself, with films like 'Khamoshi', 'Shabd', and 'Kahaani' to her credit. She later turned producer with 'Madaari' (2016) and 'Qarib Qarib Singlle' (2017), both starring Irrfan in the lead.