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Bachelor Dad: My Journey to Fatherhood and More
How easy or difficult is it to be a single father in India?
How does the world react when a Bollywood celebrity becomes the first man to have a child via surrogacy?
1998
A superstar dad
A successful sister
A growing production empire
Yet a young Tusshar Kapoor was sitting far away from the arc lights in the US, working as a financial analyst, until circumstances led him to return to India to pursue a career in entertainment.
Little did he know that a totally different journey was awaiting him in the years to come; that he would make a life altering choice while on a car journey that would eventually make him India's first celebrity single dad.
Written in a frank, fun, no-holds-barred and incisive first-person narrative, Tusshar reveals interesting childhood anecdotes, the process of raising a child as a single man in India, how the search for the perfect soulmate doesn't stop after having a child and finally how, his son, Laksshya, changed his life forever.
How does the world react when a Bollywood celebrity becomes the first man to have a child via surrogacy?
1998
A superstar dad
A successful sister
A growing production empire
Yet a young Tusshar Kapoor was sitting far away from the arc lights in the US, working as a financial analyst, until circumstances led him to return to India to pursue a career in entertainment.
Little did he know that a totally different journey was awaiting him in the years to come; that he would make a life altering choice while on a car journey that would eventually make him India's first celebrity single dad.
Written in a frank, fun, no-holds-barred and incisive first-person narrative, Tusshar reveals interesting childhood anecdotes, the process of raising a child as a single man in India, how the search for the perfect soulmate doesn't stop after having a child and finally how, his son, Laksshya, changed his life forever.
224 pages, Paperback
Published February 7, 2022
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May 16, 2023
I read this book out of curiosity. I don't know much about Tushar Kapoor other than his movies. I wanted to know what motivated him to go for surrogacy. And the challenges that came with it. Back then, I believe, he was one of the few known faces in India to have gone this path. It definitely helped to ease the taboo associated with such alternatives to progeny.
However, the book focuses more on the actor's personality and his career in the movies than on him being a bachelor dad. He is of course a hands-on dad and loves his kid as any other parent. Although a bit obsessive at times, he is never negligent. But it's hard to ignore his privilege.
The book quickly moves the spotlight back to Tushar talking about his new identity as a movie producer. Tushar sounds obnoxious when he talks about his struggles. He thinks Kya Kool Hai Hum and Mastizaade are good films whereas I believe they are utter trash. It also irked me that the narrator kept saying Kanchan when referring to the Tamil movie Kanchana. Overall, nothing controversial and nothing interesting too.
However, the book focuses more on the actor's personality and his career in the movies than on him being a bachelor dad. He is of course a hands-on dad and loves his kid as any other parent. Although a bit obsessive at times, he is never negligent. But it's hard to ignore his privilege.
The book quickly moves the spotlight back to Tushar talking about his new identity as a movie producer. Tushar sounds obnoxious when he talks about his struggles. He thinks Kya Kool Hai Hum and Mastizaade are good films whereas I believe they are utter trash. It also irked me that the narrator kept saying Kanchan when referring to the Tamil movie Kanchana. Overall, nothing controversial and nothing interesting too.
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