Irrfan is an actor who is known for his versatility and has always amazed all his fans by choosing a challenging role. All his fans go gaga with the movies he does. Whether it be Salaam Bombay or Qarib Qarib Singlle, he has always done justice to the roles he played.
Today, we are talking about the most versatile actor in the Bollywood industry Irrfan Khan. Though we all know how amazing he is as an actor, now let’s get a sneak-peak into his love which turned into marriage.
Once in a lifetime, we get an opportunity to see such a love story or a couple who takes a place directly in our heart. Irrfan and Sutapa are definitely one of them. They inspire poets to make every muse a romantic one.
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When two talented individuals met each other, that was the end of looking for “more”, and we got a perfect power couple. Let’s see how it all began.
Irrfan’s life before he met his love
As said earlier, he is known to be a perfectionist. Whoever has worked with him, has nothing else to say about him other than complimenting about what an artist he is. He has always been known as a creator of the path rather than being the one who follows a path.
Irrfan was born in a wealthy family, of the Pathans, who were happy in being the landlords and successfully running the family Tyre business. Irrfan’s interest was more in sports but he backed out since he knew his family would never support him for that and wanted him to continue their business. Where his family was fond of hunting, Irrfan grew up as a vegetarian.
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When he was in Jaipur, studying M.A, he got a call National School Of Drama (NSD), New Delhi, and that was it. He realized this is an opportunity and he didn’t want to miss it. He left for the audition and changed the route from degrees to Drama.
When cupid hit them
He was now a part of NSD, and it was one of his practice sessions where he noticed he was learning the art of acting but wanted to pursue story and screenplay writing. Irrfan gained all his guts and introduced himself to Sutapa Sikdar, and well, things worked out in his favor and they became very good friends during the course. Later, spending much time with each other they could feel the vibe matching and by the end of the term, they were in a relationship.
Though they were serious about their career and wanted to establish themselves in the field they were, so they kept their decision of getting married on hold and continued to work hard in the respective fields. By the year 1995, when they realized they were quite settled for the entertainment industry, they decided to take their relationship further and decided to get married to each other.
In February 1995, they did a simple court marriage and began their journey officially as husband and wife.
Biggest fan and Critic
“An honest partner is a perfect partner”, and they both proved it correct. If someone whom you trust can be honest to you without sugarcoating the things, trust me you are lucky! And the same goes for them. They are each other’s biggest fans and critics.
Irrfan and Sutapa both were part of the TV show, Banegi Apni Baat which ran from 1993-97. She was the screenplay writer and he was one of the actors. They made the best team with other shows as well which included “Madaari” too. It was Irrfan’s wife who has been a constant support and the reason he is so well-versed today. Irrfan once shared,
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“We studied in the same film school and my wife has a better understanding of many things than me, including performances. She has a lot of creative energy which translated beautifully into the films and their stories.”
Irrfan Khan Family
The couple is blessed with two sons- Babil and Ayaan. Sutapa once said that his roles and he are apart from each other. He is fun-loving and comical at home unlike how serious he is on the screen with his roles. She even added once in an interview,
“The way he understands them, their mood swings and other things… It’s not about playing football as most of the fathers do. He understands their mind, soul, heart and understands the different approach of parenting.”
The Ups and Downs
Irrfan has established himself really well in both the industry Hollywood and Bollywood. But life is not always fun and good, life took an ugly turn for the Pathan family as well. Irrfan shared with his fan that he is suffering from a ‘rare disease’ which has been diagnosed as a neuroendocrine tumor. The family has asked their well-wishers to keep sending their wishes to them. But he has all the support of his family and his fans and hoping things would get better by time.
Also read: 21 Irrfan Khan Quotes That Gives You Glimpse Of His Beautiful Mind
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