Tahira wrote about her battle against the malady on Instagram despite being dissuaded by close ones including her family. The writer-director opened up about the toll it had taken on her family and uploaded pictures of her post-chemotherapy self. She admitted that after losing her hair, she lost her insecurity and met with a sense of self-acceptance. While she emerged victorious in the battle against the big C, she was hailed for owning the healing and recovery course in a positive manner.
As a result, the writer was invited at Ted Talks India Nayi Baat hosted by Shah Rukh Khan. “It’s a privilege to share this important platform with such amazing trailblazers, and to be able to share my story has been a wonderful experience. The only reason behind coming out in the open is so that this message of early breast cancer detection is on top of everyone’s minds, and that nobody should just sit on the symptoms or ignore them. The idea is not to instil fear, but to be mindful. This alone can change the mortality rate in India and the world,” she says.
Meanwhile, Tahira is also planning to write and direct a film with her husband very soon.
