Tahira Kashyap has time and again spoke about putting forth a brave face against deadly cancer. But did you know that she suffered from clinical depression a while ago? Well, yes. The author-filmmaker, who is the wife of actor Ayushmann Khurrana, during an interview with a leading daily, opened up about never bothering about mental health and admitted to having paid more attention to being physically fit. She further added that instead of visiting a doctor for treatment for clinical depression, she would instead cry at night while Ayushmann kept busy with shoot commitments. Tahira went on to say that to keep herself mentally fit, she began practicing Buddhist chanting and added that she was glad that when she was diagnosed with cancer, she was mentally strong enough to handle it.
“I never treated my body, mind and soul as one entity. I always thought physical health was important, and mental toh kuch hota hi nahin hai. So, I exercised a lot. But I think the cancer was a manifestation of the negativity that I had been harbouring. Had I gone to a doctor, I would have been declared clinically depressed. But I chose to cry every night instead of visiting one. I was living a dual life. My husband was shooting; I would spend hours at night crying, and put up the front of a happy person in the morning so that I didn’t look like a loser before my children, who were aged two and four then. It was only after I practiced Buddhist chanting, and focused on my mental health that things changed. In a way, I’m glad that I was diagnosed with cancer at a time when I was strong enough to deal with it,” Tahira told during the interview.
Ayushmann Khurrana and Tahira Kashyap
For the unversed, Tahira underwent a preventive double mastectomy in 2018 but was unfortunately diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer a while after. Soon, she underwent treatment for the same and now, she is on the route to recovery. During this period, she put forth her battle with the Big C on her social media platforms and became a major source of inspiration and motivation to women. From flaunting her scars to accepting the loss of hair to chemotherapy like a boss, Tahira proved to be a tigress and there ain't a denial.
Speaking of Tahira and Ayushmann, they were college sweethearts. After dating for a long time, they took the plunge in 2008. A while later, Ayushmann made his Bollywood debut with Vicky Donor in 2012. It is apparently the same year when they became parents to Virajveer. In 2014, they welcomed their second child together, daughter Varushka.
(Source: Mid-Day)
