Sutapa Sikdar says she wants to write a book on Irrfan, wants it to be a ‘funny journey’

Late actor Irrfan Khan's wife Sutapa Sikdar has said that she wants to write a book on the actor to explore the funny side of his personality.

Late actor Irrfan's wife, writer Sutapa Sikdar has expressed her desire to pen a book on the late actor's personality. She added in a new interview that whenever that book happens, she does not intend to go on a 'sentimental journey'.

Sutapa's wish to write a book on Irrfan

Sutapa Sikdar and Irrfan were married for 25 years until his death in 2020. 

Irrfan, who was regarded as on of the best actors in the industry, died from a rare form of cancer at the age of 54 in April 2020. A new book on Irrfan titled, 'Irrfan Khan: A Life in Movies' was released on June 7. It was during the launch of this book when Sutapa expressed her wish of writing a book on him to explore his funny side.

Sutapa's comments

According to news agency PTI, Sutapa said, "I want it to be a funny journey, which I shared with him. People take him as a very intimidating and very serious kind of a person but he was not in real life. The book is not ready at all (but it will be ready) sometime."

"In a film script, (the story) can't be preachy. It has to be entertaining, people must get entertained but at the same time, the intention should be there," she said.

Irrfan died in April, 2020 after a two-year-long battle with neuroendocrine tumour. He is survived by wife Sutapa and sons Babil Khan and Yuvaan Khan. Babil made his acting debut last year with Netflix's Qala. After his death, Sutapa had penned a heartfelt note about their journey together. She wrote, “Ours was not a marriage, it was a union. I see my little family, in a boat, with both my sons Babil and Ayaan, paddling it forward, with Irrfan guiding them ‘wahan nahi, yahan se modo (don't take a turn from there but from here)’ but since life is not cinema and there are no retakes.”