Late actor Irrfan Khaan had his birth anniversary yesterday, the first one after his death in April 2020. His wife and writer Sutapa Sikdar, on the occasion, posted an emotional note for Irrfan and reminisced about the time he would ask her why she celebrates birthdays and said that she has an answer for him now.
Starting her Facebook post with a few lines written by poet Sahir Ludhianvi, Sutapa wrote, "You never celebrated your birthday initially to my dismay then reconciliation then just a habit. You used to ask me when you were really young 'why would you celebrate your birthday isn’t it one year less to your death day?' of course these were conversation when you had just ventured out from home from conditioning to exploration so you would question everything. I don’t remember what I answered you but today I want to answer so listen."
Check out her post here.
Sutapa added, "Irrfan I celebrate the day because how would I have met you if you were not born ..so I celebrate the day the nakshatras the tithi the grahas the alignment of the universe on that particular day which welcomed you in this planet. And now that you are in the infinite did you get some answers you always seeked?"
On Thursday, Irrfan's elder son Babil had also shared a note for his abba and had shared a throwback video to celebrate his special day.
He had written, "You never identified with institutions such as contractual marriage and birthday celebrations. Perhaps, that is why I don’t remember anyone’s birthdays because you never remembered mine and never encouraged me to remember yours. It was just normal to us what seemed absurd from the outside, we celebrated everyday (bringing personal experiential authenticity to the cliche). On the occasion, Mamma would have to remind us both; but this time I could not forget yours if I tried. It’s your birthday Baba. Shoutout to all the technologically inept parents, notice that they did not finish saying that they miss me."
