Irrfan
Khan's
wife,
writer
Sutapa
Sikdar,
says
she
wishes
to
pen
a
book
exploring
the
funny
side
of
the
late
actor's
personality.
With
a
career
spanning
over
three
decades,
Irrfan
was
known
for
his
performances
in
Maqbool,
The
Namesake,
Paan
Singh
Tomar,
Haider,
Piku
and
The
Lunchbox.
He
died
from
a
rare
form
of
cancer
at
the
age
of
54
in
April
2020.
Sutapa
said
whenever
she
will
write
the
book,
she
wouldn't
"want
it
to
be
a
sentimental
journey".
"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," Sutapa
told
PTI
on
the
sidelines
of
the
launch
of
a
new
book
on
Irrfan
by
film
critic
Shubhra
Gupta
on
Saturday
night.
Titled
Irrfan
Khan:
A
Life
in
Movies,
the
book
offers
a
compelling
account
of
his
life
and
achievements
-
starting
from
his
days
at
the
National
School
of
Drama
to
his
nearly
a
decade-long
stint
in
television
and
his
gradual
ascent
in
the
film
industry.
The
book,
published
by
Pan
Macmillan
India,
engages
key
people,
including
Sutapa,
directors
Mira
Nair,
Vishal
Bhardwaj
and
Anurag
Basu
in
conversation
on
the
iconic
actor's
art,
craft
and
legacy.
For
Irrfan,
regarded
as
one
of
the
finest
actors
of
contemporary
Indian
cinema,
the
intention
behind
telling
a
story
mattered
the
most,
Sutapa
said.
"He
was
not
a
practising
Muslim
but
one
word
he
strongly
caught
in
Islam
was
'niyat'
(intent).
So,
'niyat'
was
so
strong
in
his
personality
and
in
life.
Like,
what
is
our
intent
about
telling
the
story?
It
has
to
be
transparent
and
honest,
and
that
was
foremost
for
him."
"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
added.