Ayushmann Khurrana is basking in the glory of his back-to-back hits AndhaDHun and Badhaai Ho. The actor who sings, composes and acts is also credited for choosing some of the best scripts. However, he recently got a scare when his wife Tahira Kashyap was diagnosed with stage 0 breast cancer and had to undergo a mastectomy. During a recent interview with an entertainment portal-cum-magazine, the actor said that he went through a traumatic experience when his wife was diagnosed with the dreaded disease.

Talking about Tahira getting diagnosed with cancer he said, “It caught us by surprise. We were shocked. We had a little inkling about it before my birthday. Then we were told that the mastectomy would happen on my birthday. We made a promise to each other that we’d maintain our happy life and celebrate the silver lining that it got detected early. That was the brightest spot and there wasn’t a single moment where we lost our calm. It was such a crazy phase wherein I was promoting two films (AndhaDhun and Badhaai Ho) and this happened.”

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[caption id="attachment_143845" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Ayushmann Khurrana and Tahira Kashyap[/caption]

He further added, “During the day, I’d be promoting my films and at night I’d be at the hospital with her. I didn’t sleep for seven straight days. I’d wear shades so that my eyes didn’t reveal anything. I’d maintain a happy face. Physically, it was tough. But emotionally we were ready. The best thing was that it was curable. Stage zero cancer is curable and that’s a reason enough to celebrate and take it positively. If it were otherwise, then I wouldn’t have been able to deal with it.”

Ayushmann was also in the news for keeping a fast for his wife Tahira this Karwa Chauth as she could not keep it because of her chemotherapy sessions. Tahira revealed about her cancer through a very inspiring post some time back. Ayushmann and Tahira are parents to a son and a daughter.