On World Poetry Day today, Siddhant Chaturvedi on finding solace in words

For Siddhant Chaturvedi, poetry has been more than just words—it has been a companion through every phase of his life. From his first crush at 15 to the struggles before his big break in Gully Boy (2019), poetry has been his refuge.

- Rishabh Suri

On World Poetry Day today, the actor reflects on his journey with words. "I still remember the first poem I ever wrote. I was 15, in school, and loved literature. I wrote my own version of Daffodils by William Wordsworth. I gave it to someone, but she couldn't keep it—maybe she didn't feel the same way. That's when I started writing," he shares. Later, as he pursued acting, poetry be