Mumbai: "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?" Irrfan Khan's wife said in a statement on Friday. The actor passed away on Wednesday at the age of 53, triggering an outpouring of condolences.
His passing left fans and cinema lovers aghast with many posting emotional tributes on social media. His wife Sutapa, in her statement, said the demise is more of a gain than a loss.
"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 said.
"It's unbelievable for us but I would put it in Irrfan's words, "it's magical" whether he is there or not there, and that's what he loved, he never loved one-dimensional reality," the statement added.
Talking about the only grudge she holds against her husband, who lost the battle to a rare cancer, she said - "he has spoiled me for life."
"His strive for perfection doesn't let me settle for ordinary in anything. There was a rhythm which he always saw in everything, even in cacophony and chaos, so I have learnt to sing and dance to the music of that rhythm, even with my tone-deaf voice and two left feet."
As she also recalled how their life was a 'master class in acting,' Sutapa said: "So when the dramatic entry of the "uninvited guests" happened, I had by then learnt, to see harmony in the cacophony."
"The doctor's reports were like scripts which I wanted to perfect, so I never miss any detail that he sought for in his performance," the statement read.
Sutapa also mentioned about those people who stood by the couple throughout their journey.