Irrfan Khan with his wife Sutapa Sikdar (Image courtesy: babil.i.k)
Highlights
- Babil Khan shared an old picture of his parents Irrfan and Sutapa Sikdar
- The photo is from Irrfan and Sutapa's theatre days
- Babil's post also features another picture of his parents from an event
Irrfan Khan died last year but it still feels like he is with us. The late actor is often remembered for his legacy by his family, loved ones, and fans around the world. Irrfan's elder son Babil keeps sharing his memories with him on social media and his latest Instagram post is a hidden gem for the actor's fans, especially for those who are theatre artists. This post also features Irrfan's wife Sutapa Sikdar. The actor's son posted an old monochromatic picture of his parents Irrfan and Sutapa on the platform. For those of you who don't know, Irrfan Khan joined NSD in 1984 where he met Sutapa Sikdar. Irrfan married Sutapa in 1995. Babil Khan and Ayan Khan are their sons.
The throwback photo was clicked in the 80s during their theatre journey in the National School Of Drama, Delhi (NSD). In the picture, Irrfan can be seen enacting a scene on the stage. While Irrfan can be seen sitting on a chair, Sutapa can be seen standing with him.
Babil's post also features another picture of Irrfan and Sutapa, which appears to have been clicked during an event. The second photo was clicked 35 years later, Babil revealed in his caption. The couple can be seen happily posing for a selfie. Babil wrote in his caption, "Mamma and baba in NSD cut to mamma and baba 35 years later."
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Babil keeps looking at his "baba" (Irrfan)'s pictures from NSD and the films that he starred in his career. His other Instagram posts are proof.
Babil, who will soon begin his acting journey in the Hindi cinema, recently posted a still from Irrfan's film Maqbool on the platform. The picture features Irrfan with his co-star Tabu. Babil also revealed the reason for posting the picture for actor's fans. He wrote, "I know it's been a minute. When my superstitions allow me to, I will reveal what I've been busy with, but there's some stuff cookin'. Anyway, since I'm obviously extremely frightened on having started my journey in Indian cinema without any formal training on acting and 8 years too early, I often calm my anxieties by looking at baba's pictures from NSD and earlier films. Here's something for his fans."
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Irrfan was last seen in Homi Adajania's 2020 film Angrezi Medium. Irrfan died of a colon infection on April 29, 2020, at a Mumbai hospital. The actor was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumor in 2018. Sutapa Sikdar is a screenplay and dialogue writer in the Hindi film industry who has worked in films such as Shabd (2005) and Kahaani (2012). She has produced two of Irrfan's films Madaari and Qarib Qarib Singlle.