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Tahira Kashyap Opens Up on Zero Bank Balance and Cancer Relapse

She spent a year covering household grocery bills from her own savings without her husband’s knowledge

Ayushmann and Tahira have been together since they were in school.
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Overview

  • Tahira Kashyap revealed in an Official People of India interview that she funded all grocery expenses during the first year of her marriage
  • Her bank balance dropped to zero over seven to eight months, leading to an emotional breakdown when Ayushmann Khurrana questioned missing mangoes
  • The couple married in 2008 at age 24, with Khurrana launching his career as a VJ while Kashyap looked for work in Mumbai
  • Kashyap avoided asking for money to preserve her financial independence and assumed they would share household costs
  • In April 2025, she announced a relapse of her breast cancer and has since been posting updates about her treatment and recovery