‘What I write, I want to share with people’: Ayushmann Khurrana on his dream of publishing a book of poems

Besides being an actor and a singer, Ayushmann Khurrana is also a published author. The AndhaDhun star, who has been a columnist, too, has shared writing credits with wife Tahira Kashyap when he released his book Cracking The Code: My Journey In Bollywood (2015).

Those who follow his social media accounts know that he also pens shayari, which he shares online. 

Recently, the Badhaai Ho actor expressed a desire to publish a book of poetry. When we asked him about realising this dream, he said, “I would love to do it. It’s just that I need to churn out more shayaris because most of them are out in the public domain. I need to save some, but I also don’t want to keep them hidden (laughs). I don’t know... What I write, I want to share with people. It’s an artistic yearning. Hopefully, the book will happen with time.”

For the love of words

Speaking about why he started sharing his work, Ayushmann says, “The idea behind it was to let people know that I write, and know me for that. I have no commercial aspirations related to my poetry. I am doing that with films and my music. This part of me (writing poetry) is for my sheer love for it.”

Receiving love from the millennials

The 34-year-old is extremely happy with the appreciation that he has received for his shayari so far. “The kind of traction that I get for it is unbelievable. Sometimes it is around 2,000 retweets for them. I never thought something like this could ever happen,” he says. He gives a lot of credit to the millennials for it. “It was a happy surprise to know that they are finding these poems cool. Not just that, they want to share it with as many people as possible. I think that’s a blessing,” he signs off.