Irrfan Khan cared for wife Sutapa amid his cancer battle, reveals Babil

Babil Khan shared unseen pictures of his late father Irrfan Khan. The photos show the actor, despite his own unbearable cancer pain, lovingly treating corns on his wife Sutapa Sikdar's feet, leaving fans and netizens emotional.

Babil on Thursday took to Instagram and shared pictures of his late father and cinema icon Irrfan Khan. The pictures show Irrfan Khan lovingly taking care of his wife, Sutapa, even as he was battling cancer himself. In his caption, Babil shared that the photos were taken when Irrfan was treating corns on Sutapa's feet.

"During baba's most unbearable peak cancer period, mamma used to get corns on her feet, running around and taking care of him. So baba used to tie his phone on his head as a light source and operate on her corns. Both peeling off hardened layers of resistance towards the soft skin of love," he captioned the post.

Netizens turn emotional

Irrfan's pictures left netizens emotional. "What a beautiful memory. Sir will always live on in everything you do," a netizen wrote. "So much pain and warmth in these pictures," another social media user commented.

Remembering Irrfan Khan

Irrfan passed away at a Mumbai hospital on April 29, 2020. He was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumour and lost his life to it.

Considered one of the finest actors in the Indian film industry, the actor worked in some of the most critically acclaimed films in India, like 'Life in a... Metro', 'The Lunchbox', and 'Hindi Medium'. (ANI)

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