Ayushmann Khurrana’s wife and filmmaker Tahira Kashyap was diagnosed with breast cancer last year and she had to undergo chemotherapy, which resulted in hair loss. Now, Tahira has written a heartwarming post on Instagram about dealing with her hair loss, and how she came out proud.
Tahira Kashyap posted a few pictures on Instagram, one showing her with long hair, one in which she is completely bald and a recent one where she sports a short crop. She also wrote how her biggest victory was changing the “mindset and perception” of her seven-year-old son regarding the illness.
“WARNING!! Before you swipe left, some pictures might not go down too well with your palette. But I am hoping there is a change in the perception of that one perfect flavour that we have always had. The last couple of months have been an extreme case of metamorphosis for me. And I am not categorising it whether it was from a caterpillar to a butterfly phase or vice versa. I could be the larva or the pupa or any other intermediate stage as each phase is unique and special. But there is a deep sense of acceptance when it comes to the life cycle of this creature,” she wrote.
Tahira Kashyap also wrote about her mental and physical journey that she has undergone and how her obsession with long hair had changed. “From running to get a cap and placing it on my head when I was losing my hair and had a bald patch to proudly introducing me to his friends when I was bald or now with short hair, I feel I am a part of a change. This post is dedicated to women of all shapes and sizes and to all those posts I get when they fret losing their hair during or after chemotherapy. You are beautiful now and always,” she signed off.
Tahira, who has directed a short film Toffee, is now working on a movie about five women of different ages.
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