Kubbra Sait debuts as an author and recalls being bullied in school

Kubbra Sait made her debut in Bollywood with the 2011 film Ready. She was offered a small role in the film. Even though she has been a part of many films such as Sultan, Jawaani Jaaneman, and City of Life over the years, the actress rose to fame after her performance in the web series Sacred Games.

The 38year-old actress is now all set to debut as an author with her book titled Open Book, which will release on June 27. A press release by the publisher stated that Kubbra's book will have 24 chapters, each of which is oddly called after the central idea that summarises the chapter's tale

Speaking about how she was bullied and was called Cobra in her school, she said, “My name’s Kubbra, I was called Cobra. My hair was curly, I was called Medusa. I have never allowed anyone to body-shame me but I was bullied in school because of the colour of my eyes. Today, I will not meet someone on date 2 if they haven’t already complimented my eyes on date 1. But the same eyes changed me. I didn’t embrace my name for the longest time. I would have changed it long back if I had a choice. Only when I looked into the meaning of the name (Kubbra means ‘the great one’) did I understand the energy that my name was giving me. How can I not make my life worthwhile?”

She further added, “I used to have a fake laugh to be seen and heard. I would be the last one to laugh in a room so that people would notice me and someone pointed that out to me. We don’t realize how much our past memories affect us. I didn’t want these stories to be buried inside. I went through highs and lows and wrote it in a nonlinear way so that anyone can read it from anywhere."