Irrfan Khan’s family release an official statement, assures it is not loss but gain

The entire nation was shocked to learn the news of actor Irrfan Khan passing away on April 29, 2020. The power-house performer’s sudden demise came as a blow not only to the nation but the entire world. Because Irrfan was not just an Indian actor, but a global star. Social media was soon filled with condolence messages from family, friends, and fans.

Two days after Irrfan Khan‘s demise his wife Sutapa Sikdar and sons Babil and Ayan have shared an emotional post. They ask his fans and well-wishers to take his news not as a loss but as gain. Sutapa has also mentioned that they are not feeling alone as the world is grieving with them. She also goes on to thank everybody including the doctors who have helped them through this difficult journey.

Here is what Sutapa Sikdar wrote:

Sutapa wrote, “How can I write this as a family statement when the whole world is taking it as a personal loss? How can I begin to feel alone when millions are grieving with us at the moment? I want to assure everyone that this is not a loss, it is a gain. It’s a gain of the things he taught us, and now we shall finally begin to truly implement it and evolve. Yet I want to try to fill in the things that people don’t already know.”

She added, “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” but since life is not cinema and there are no retakes, I sincerely wish my children sail this boat safely with their father’s guidance in mind and rockabye through the storm. I asked my children, if possible, they could sum up a lesson taught by their father that has been important to them.”

Babil: “Learn to surrender to the dance of uncertainty and trust your faith in the universe”

Ayaan: “Learn to control your mind and to not let it control you.”

“Tears will flow as we will plant a raat ki rani tree, his favourite, to the place where you have put him to rest after a victorious journey. It takes time but it will bloom and the fragrance will spread and touch all the souls whom I won’t call them fans but family for years to come.”

Check out the statement shared by Taran Adarsh here:

OFFICIAL STATEMENT from #IrrfanKhan’s family – his wife Sutapa and sons Babil and Ayaan… pic.twitter.com/VRpcaV9Y4V

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 1, 2020

Irrfan Khan passed away at the age of 53 due to colon infection.

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