Just last month, on March 10, Sutapa Sikdar had penned an emotional and heartfelt note to all their well-wishers. She wrote, “My best friend and my partner is a ‘warrior’ he is fighting every obstacle with tremendous grace and beauty.” While apologising for not answering calls and messages, she declared, “I want all of you to know I am truly humbled indebted forever for the wishes prayers and concern from all over the world.”

She expressed her gratitude to God and her partner for making her a warrior too. “I am at present focused in the strategies of the battlefield which I have to conquer. It wasn’t and isn’t and is not going to be easy but the hope ignited by the magnitude of family, friends and fans of Irrfan has made me only optimistic and almost sure of the victory.” Fate chose otherwise but even in uncertain times, Sutapa took a more philosophical view of life. “I know curiosity germinates from concern but let’s turn our curiosity from what it is to what it should be. Let’s change the leaf. Let’s not waste our precious energies to only know what it is and just pray to make it what it should be. My humble request to all of you is to concentrate on the song of life, to dance of life to victory. My family will soon join in this dance of life. Thank you all from bottom of our heart.”

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It has been around two years since actor Irrfan Khan revealed that he was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumour and was going away for his treatment. The news had emerged during the release of his then-upcoming film Karwaan. In a recent interaction with a city daily, the actor opened up on how his illness had brought him closer to the family, especially to his wife Sutapa. He had said, "What to say about Sutapa? She is there 24/7. She has evolved in care-giving and if I get to live, I want to live for her. She is the reason for me to keep at it still.”
Sutapa and Irrfan had met while studying at the National School of Drama. They had wed on February 23, 1995.

Choosing to remain out of the limelight, Sutapa Sikdar, a dialogue writer, is known for her work in films like Shabd, Supari, Khamoshi: The Musical.