EXCL! Kubbra Sait says ‘no regrets’ on having an abortion after a one-night stand: ‘I don’t think I am still ready’

Sacred Games actress Kubbra Sait has just come out with her tome Open Book: Not Quite A Memoir. The actress has, in the book, recounted an experience of getting pregnant, followed by a one night stand in Andamans. While the actress eventually decided to opt for an abortion, she has now revealed what went through her mind during the entire experience.
Kubbra Sait says ‘No regrets’ on having an abortion after a one night stand

Kubbra Sait says ‘No regrets’ on having an abortion after a one night stand

KEY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Sacred Games actress Kubbra Sait has just come out with her tome Open Book: Not Quite A Memoir
  • The personal memoir spans the actress’ early days in Bengaluru, including her tryst with social anxiety and being molested
  • Written in a fluid manner, Open Book highlight's Sait's inaugural efforts as an author
Sacred Games actress Kubbra Sait has just come out with her tome Open Book: Not Quite A Memoir. The personal memoir spans the actress’ early days in Bengaluru, including her tryst with social anxiety, being molested at an early age by a family friend, to body shaming, as well as a one night stand that led to some extremely unforeseen circumstances. Written in a fluid manner, Open Book highlight's Sait's inaugural efforts as an author and offers insights into her personal life -- all in an unabashed manner.
Of all the 24 chapters in the book, a few stand out for the subjects they portray and the author's handling of them. Among them, towards the end is the chapter I Wasn't Ready to Be a Mother. In the chapter, Kubbra recalled a trip in 2013 to Andamans when she was 30, where a night time scuba diving experience, followed by a boozy session ended up with her getting physically close with a friend. A few days later, she realised she had missed her period and a pregnancy test turned positive.
"A week later, I decided to terminate the pregnancy. I wasn’t ready for it. It just wasn’t the way I had imagined my life or my journey," the actress poignantly wrote in her book. And now in an exclusive interaction with Times Digital, Kubbra has opened up on that episode in her life.
Kubbra Sait39s Open Book cover
Kubbra Sait's Open Book cover
“I think I was not ready for it. I was not ready because I was not ready for it as a human being,” the actress reveals, before going on to add, “I don’t think I am still ready. I don’t understand this pressure around women to get married at 23 and have children by the time they are 30.”
“It is like a set invisible rulebook. I knew I was not ready for it,” Kubbra opines.
But did she ever have regrets? “No regrets,” the actress remarks, before elaborating, “Of course I felt like a terrible human being! A horrible human being because of that choice I had made. “But my feeling bad did not come from how I felt but rather how other people would perceive it.”
“My choice was about me. Sometimes helping yourself can be hard. But it is ok. You have to do it,” Kubbra says.
As for why she decided to pen everything in a memoir, Kubbra shares, "I started writing the book because I felt clarity in my own thoughts. I started writing because I felt comfortable sharing."
"Today I won’t go back and have a similar experience. I will have a new experience with a new approach because of what I have learnt," she signs off.
End of Article