Draft:Sutapa Sikdar
{{short description|Writer}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sutapa Sikdar
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| nationality = {{IND}}
| alma_mater = National School of Drama
| occupation = Writer
Film producer
| spouse = {{marriage|Irrfan Khan
|1995|2020}}
| children = 2 including Babil Khan
}}
Sutapa Sikdar is an Indian screenplay and dialogue writer and film producer, known for her works in the films Khamoshi: The Musical, Shabd, and Kahaani.{{cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/jab-irrfan-khan-and-wife-sutapa-sikdar-met-her-post-will-break-your-heart-3172362 |title=Jab Irrfan Khan And Wife Sutapa Sikdar Met - Her Post Will Break Your Heart |date=19 July 2022 |access-date=10 February 2024 |author=Daphne Clarance |website=ndtv.com}} She also wrote story, screenplay and dialogues of television series Banegi Apni Baat. She turned film producer with Madaari and later produced Qarib Qarib Singlle.{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/qarib-qarib-singlle-movie-review-irrfan-khan-parvathy-film-star-rating-4929736/|title=Qarib Qarib Singlle movie review: This Irrfan Khan starrer is a well-crafted, winsome rom-com|date=11 November 2017 |work=indianexpress}}
Career
Sutapa Sikdar is from Delhi and studied acting at the National School of Drama.{{cite web |url=https://www.herzindagi.com/society-culture/sutapa-sikdar-irrfan-khan-wife-all-you-need-to-know-about-love-of-his-life-dialogue-writer-nsd-love-story-article-156511 |title=All You Need To Know About Sutapa Sikdar, Irrfan Khan's Wife |date=29 April 2020 |access-date=9 April 2024 |author=Tanya Malik |website=herzindagi.com}} At NSD, she directed Peter Shaffer's Equus, with Irrfan Khan, her coursemate and future husband, in the lead. After graduating, she worked as assistant director in Govind Nihalani's telefilms. She wrote the screenplay for television series Banegi Apni Baat, that ran from 1993 to 1997.{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/carrying-work-home/article19993236.ece |title=Irrfan Khan and Sutapa Sikdar on making 'Qarib Qarib Singlle' |author=Namrata Joshi |date=6 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027183555/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/carrying-work-home/article19993236.ece |archive-date=27 October 2020 |website=thehindu.com}}
She turned producer for a television show Janam Samjha Karo that she wrote for Star Plus, and Khan was supposed to direct. After shooting four episodes, the show was shelved owing to the success of another of the channel's series Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2000).{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/when-irrfan-khans-wife-sutapa-thanked-ekta-kapoors-kyunki-saas-bhi-kabhi-bahu-thi-for-his-international-stardom-9096379/ |title=When Irrfan Khan's wife Sutapa thanked Ekta Kapoor's Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi for his international stardom: 'We would have become producers...' |date=8 January 2024 |website=indianexpress.com}}{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/irrfan-khan-was-so-tired-of-doing-tv-he-wanted-to-direct-a-show-sutapa-sikdar/articleshow/108158639.cms |title=Irrfan Khan was tired of doing TV, he wanted to direct a show: Sutapa Sikdar |author=Natasha Coutinho |date=2 March 2024 |website=indiatimes.com}}
She later wrote dialogues for films, and produced films with her husband in the lead - Madaari and Qarib Qarib Singlle.
== Filmography ==
Films
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|+ !Year !! Film !! Writer !! Producer !! Soundtrack !! References | |||||
| 1996 | Khamoshi: The Musical | {{Yes}} | |||
| 2003 | Supari | {{Yes}} | |||
| 2005 | Shabd | {{Yes}} | |||
| 2012 | Kahaani | {{Yes}} | |||
| 2016 | Madaari | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | ||
| 2017 | Qarib Qarib Singlle | {{Yes}} | {{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/carrying-work-home/article19993236.ece |title=Irrfan Khan and Sutapa Sikdar on making 'Qarib Qarib Singlle' |newspaper=The Hindu |date=6 November 2017 |last1=Joshi |first1=Namrata |archive-date=27 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027183555/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/carrying-work-home/article19993236.ece |url-status=live }} |
Television
Personal life
Sikdar was pursuing her degree from the National School of Drama, New Delhi, in 1985 where she met her future husband Irrfan Khan. They had a court marriage in 1995 and have two sons, Ayaan Khan and actor Babil Khan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/irrfan-khans-wife-sutapa-sikdar-was-his-reason-to-live-heres-a-look-back-at-their-love-story-2597609.html|title=Irrfan Khan's Wife Sutapa Sikdar was His Reason to Live, Here's a Look Back at Their Love Story|date=29 April 2020|access-date=29 April 2020|website=News18|archive-date=29 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429151133/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/irrfan-khans-wife-sutapa-sikdar-was-his-reason-to-live-heres-a-look-back-at-their-love-story-2597609.html|url-status=live}}
Sikdar built a farmhouse owned by Irrfan Khan in a village in Nashik, Maharashtra, in a neighbourhood that was renamed Hero Chi Wadi (Neighbourhood of a Hero) in his honour, because of his fifteen-year association with the village and its people.{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/india/hero-chi-wadi-maharashtra-village-renames-itself-to-honor-irrfan-khan-ws-d-9242416.html |title='Hero Chi Wadi': Maharashtra Village Renames Itself To Honour Irrfan Khan |author=Saurabh Verma |date=26 February 2025 |website=news18.com}}{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/health/other/irrfan-khan-s-son-babil-khan-clarifies-his-mother-sutapa-sikdar-solely-built-the-farmhouse-in-maharashtra-village-hero-chi-wadi-these-were-the-dreams-baba-couldn-t-fulfill/ar-AA1A0T2l |title=Irrfan Khan's son Babil Khan clarifies his mother Sutapa Sikdar solely built the farmhouse in Maharashtra village 'Hero Chi Wadi': 'These were the dreams Baba couldn't fulfill' |date=1 March 2025 |website=msn.com}}
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