Hindustan Times ST (Jaipur)

As long as your spirit is young, what’s age: Tahira

- Juhi Chakrabort­y juhi.chakrabort­y@htlive.com

Actor

Tahira Kashyap Khurrana is a big birthday person, whether it is her own or that of her loved ones. And the writer-filmmaker says she embraces all aspects of the day, be it celebratio­n and gifts or turning a year older.

“As long as your spirit is young, what

Ais age? The idea is to have a youthful spirit, whether you’re in your 30s, 40s, 50s or 80s. I believe in growing wiser every moment, every year,” she shares.

Although she’d love to host a grand birthday bash, Tahira, who turns 38 today, will opt for an intimate affair with her dear ones. “I’ve always loved to celebrate my birthday and also of others. But this time, I’m going to have a limited gathering, just family and close friends, maintainin­g all precaution­s. I’m just very happy to have my family with me on my birthday,” says the writer, who is married to actor Ayushmann Khurrana.

Riding high on the success

Medical and engineerin­g profession­als may have a lot of work on their hands today. Health remains satisfacto­ry. A piece of good news awaits some in the property market.

LOVE FOCUS: You may get a bit disillusio­ned in a present relationsh­ip.

LUCKY NUMBER: 11 LUCKY COLOUR: Pink of her recent book, The 12 Commandmen­ts of Being a Woman, Tahira wants to keep the momentum going this year, too. “I have many plans and goals, but my biggest goal is to keep dreaming, keep having goals after goals and keep leading a mission-oriented life,” she shares.

“In terms of work, there are a lot of projects that I’m working on and a few of them would be announced this year. And few are those that I have completed last year. Looks like it’s going to be a good year! My goal is to make a lot of films and write a lot of books,” adds Tahira, who has helmed short films such as Pinni and Toffee.

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