Actor Piyush Mishra recently released his autobiography, “Tumhari Auqaat Kya Hai Piyush Mishra.” In his autobiographical novel, he wrote about an incident from his childhood that left him scared for his entire life.
In the novel, he reveals that, around 50 years ago, during summers, he was sexually assaulted as a kid by a distant female relative. Piyush Mishra claimed that the purpose of writing this novel is not “revenge.” The novel is published by Rajkamal Prakashan.
Mishra says that he has changed the names of some men and women in the novel, as most of them are well-established in the film industry today. And he does not desire to hurt anyone. Piyush Mishra reflected on the incident and shared with PTI that the incident took place when he was in class 7. He said that he was so shocked that he could not figure out what had happened to him.
The multi-hyphenate personality also spoke on this and said that since sex is such a healthy thing that everyone desires that their first encounter must be healthy too and should be as per their desire. If not, then the whole encounter may leave you scared for your entire life. Life gets disturbing after that particular incident. The incident shook me so hard that it resulted in giving me a complex throughout my life. It took a long time and several partners to outgrow that incident.
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What’s inside the book?
The novel gives an insight into the journey of Piyush Mishra’s life. The story travels from the narrow street of Gwalior to the cultural centre in Delhi and finally to the ‘maya-nagari,’ Mumbai.
Piyush Mishra is renowned for his work as an actor, composer and singer.
In his autobiography, he unfolds the journey of his life through the character of Hamlet or Santap Trivedi. These are the names of the characters he was known as in his college, the National School of Drama (NSD). As mentioned in the book, Piyush Mishra was 20 years old when he joined NSD.
Though his father wanted him to pursue medical studies, he listened to his heart and followed his passion. Initially, Mishra was doubtful upon leaving Delhi as he had an established career there, whereas his friends went to start their careers in Mumbai. But we land where we are destined to, so Piyush Mishra eventually left Delhi and moved to the city of dreams, Mumbai in the early 2000s.
Piyush Mishra’s Career Life
As soon as he entered the film industry, he made his mark. He is known for his prominent work as an actor, scriptwriter, songwriter, and singer in films like “Maqbool”(2004), directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, “Gulaal”(2009), directed by Anurag Kashyap. and most remarkably “Gangs of Wassepur” (2012), where he played the role of the narrator, which was well appreciated by the audience.
The people of today’s generation highly connect with Piyush’s acting and songs. On this, he says, “The reason why youth connect with me is probably that they feel connected with the way I say things, or maybe it’s because I raise their issues, or it is possible that they appreciate someone like me who uses light words and does not behave arrogantly around them.”
