Did Deepika Padukone's Piku Marry Irrfan Khan's Rana? Shoojit Sircar FINALLY Reveals
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As Piku returns to theatres for its 10th anniversary, director Shoojit Sircar finally addresses the long-debated dynamic between Deepika Padukone's Piku and Irrfan Khan's Rana.
It's been a decade since Piku hit screens, but the charm of Shoojit Sircar's understated classic still lingers—like the quiet tension between Piku and Rana that never quite tips into romance, yet feels like something more than friendship. As the film gears up for a re-release to mark its 10th anniversary, Sircar sat down with SCREEN to revisit the magic that made Piku timeless—and to finally address the one question fans haven't stopped asking: what exactly was going on between Deepika Padukone's Piku and Irrfan Khan's Rana?
'I'd told Deepika that Piku was already in a relationship with Jisshu Sengupta," Sircar explained. 'But Irrfan would often take a romantic bend, and I'd stop him," he laughed. Sircar, along with co-writer Juhi Chaturvedi, was always sure about the ambiguity. 'There are some relationships that are just there—no label, no closure. And that's enough."
The film's final moment—Piku and Rana playing badminton—was by design. It wasn't a tease or a lead-in to something more. It was the end, and a reflection of what they meant to each other. 'I doubt they would marry," Sircar said, pondering where Piku and Rana would be now. 'She might be dating other people, but Rana? I don't think he'd date anyone else."
And then, with a signature touch of dry humor, he added, 'She'd have adopted a son and hired Rana as his civil engineering coach. And the son would be constipated."
It's that blend of emotional precision and wry irreverence that made Piku special—and still does. With a stellar cast led by Deepika, Irrfan, and Amitabh Bachchan, the film became a modern classic by daring to keep things real, unresolved, and deeply human. And if you're still wondering whether Piku and Rana ever made it official, Shoojit Sircar's answer is clear: they didn't have to. They already were.
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