Sutapa Sikdar remembered her late husband Irrfan Khan on Wednesday, recalling how life has changed for her since the actor’s passing four years ago and imagining a conversation between the two in 2024.

“It’s 4 years three days since Irrfan left me. Four years? A feeling of guilt sweeps through my body. 4 years we have LIVED without him added with sadness, fear, hopelessness and severe helplessness. And then I thought but still I lived with him more. I knew him since 1984 so that makes it 36 years of knowing him more and definitely till I die I would have spent more time with him then without him,” Sutapa wrote on Facebook alongside a picture of her and Irrfan.

Irrfan passed away on April 29, 2020 following a long battle with neuroendocrine cancer.

She went on to describe how their conversations would sound had Irrfan been alive today. Sutapa envisioned Irrfan absorbed in reading and tending to their cat after returning home from work. She also imagined how Irrfan would have admired Diljit Dosanjh's performance in Chamkila and expressed his desire to work in a Malayalam film featuring Fahadh Faasil.

In a parallel tribute, Irrfan's son, Babil Khan, honoured his father's memory by posting a series of photos of the late actor. In a heartfelt message, he pledged to uphold his father's life lessons, vowing to continue the fight for their shared values and community.

“You taught me to be a warrior, but engage with love and kindness. You taught me of hope and you taught me to fight for the people. You do not have fans, you have a family, and I promise you baba I will fight for our people and our family till you call upon me. I will not give up. I love you so much,” Babil wrote.