Ayushmann Khurrana reveals he broke up with Tahira Kashyap after winning Roadies, went back to her after six months: ‘Difficult to deal with fame’

Ayushmann Khurrana won the second season of Roadies in 2004, four years before he tied the knot with Tahira Kashyap. The couple has two children.

By: Entertainment Desk

Mumbai | April 23, 2024 10:53 AM IST

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Ayushmann Khurrana recalls breaking up with Tahira Kashyap after his first brush with fame. (Photo: Tahira Kashyap/Instagram)

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana is married to his childhood sweetheart author-filmmaker Tahira Kashyap, but there was a time, much before the two tied the knot, when he called it quits with her. The actor has revealed how he started getting “attention from girls” after he won MTV Roadies, which made him end the relationship with Tahira.

In 2004, Ayushmann won the second season of the adventure reality series. The fame that it led to, the actor said, was “difficult” to deal with as he was still in his late teens.

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“It is very difficult to deal with fame when you are 16, 17, and in your teens. I remember I broke up with my then-girlfriend because I was getting attention from other girls. I went through that phase when you’re just getting a taste of fame and popularity,” he said in a segment of Mashable Mehfil.

The actor said after Roadies, he became a popular face in his hometown Chandigarh, which led to more work and a lot more attention. He called off the relationship as he wanted to “live” his life, Ayushmann recalled.

“I was the most popular guy in Chandigarh at that time and I broke with Tahira saying that ‘I want to live my life’ but after 6 months I went back to her and told her ‘I can’t do this anymore, f*** boy nahi ban sakta main,” he added.

Ayushmann Khurrana eventually married Tahira Kashyap in 2008 and the couple has two children. After years of hosting TV shows, the actor made his big screen debut in 2012 with Vicky Donor. He was last seen in the hit comedy Dream Girl 2.

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