Tahira Kashyap Khurrana
About
Tahira Kashyap Khurrana is a multi-talented woman who has carved a niche for herself despite being wife to a successful star like Ayushmann Khurrana. Unlike other star wives she has created her own individuality with their impressive body of work as a writer, filmmaker, professor, & theatre director and last but not the least as a cancer survivor.
A mother of 2 kids, Tahira was diagnosed with stage 0 breast cancer in 2018 & had to undergo a double mastectomy. Without shying away from the ailment, Tahira chose to educate others and strived to create awareness about breast cancer by breaking the taboo and bursting myths around the ailment.
After she recovered, she became an advocate for women's health in India and continued to spread breast cancer awareness through her writing and social media.
Tahira has been documenting her recovery journey on social media as she wishes to spread awareness about the disease and support those who are facing hard times just like her. She also started a Podcast on Audible Suno titled ‘My EX-Breast’, where she talks about fighting cancer and its effect on her family.
Awards and Accomplishments
Awards and Accomplishments
Tahira authored her first book, ‘I Promise… A Story Of Love And Deceit‘ in 2011. She also co-authored her husband’s biography ‘Cracking the Code- A Journey to Bollywood’ in 2015. Her latest books ’12 Commandments of Being A Woman’ and ‘The 7 Sins of Being A Mother’ were also well-received.
From making her directorial debut in 2018 with a short film Toffee, which was screened at the Mumbai Film Festival and was widely appreciated, to directing the Neena Gupta starrer short film Pinni, to directing a music video, and now set to make her debut as a feature film director with Sharma Ji Ki Beti, Tahira surely has come a long way.
Tahira won the ‘Beauty Warrior Award’ at the Vogue Beauty Awards in 2019.
Why Tahira Kashyap Khurrana ?
Tahira was the first to share her journey on Shah Rukh Khan’s show Ted Talks ‘India Nayi Baat’ and is also a regular speaker on TEDx. She gives the message of courage, rediscovering life, wholesome life, creativity, and realising one’s true potential in her talks.
It’s a pleasure listening to her talks in her unapologetic and candid style.
Recounting her extraordinary journey of defeating cancer, Tahira Kashyap has emerged as a source of power and a beacon of hope and inspiration for all women.
