Mumbai: In January 2014, his four-year-old son Ayaan was diagnosed with cancer. Throughout this difficult time, Hashmi educated himself about the disease and sought the best possible treatment for his son. Now, following Ayaan's return to health, he will share his experience in the book.
Written with Bilal Siddiqi, the book will be published by Penguin Random House. "Dealing with my son's cancer has been the most trying
phase of my life. But the way my son fought it changed my outlook to a lot of things and in turn gave me immense strength. I also discovered so many things about this dreaded disease that I have documented in the book. But finally the book is about how my son beat cancer, with a little help from his friend batman," Hashmi says.
"Emraan's book is about how to deal with challenges that life throws at you and how to deal with them; conquering your fears and valuing what we are blessed with. I'm proud to publish this inspirational book from one of our most loved actors Emraan and one of our most promising writers Bilal," says Milee Ashwarya, editor in chief at Penguin Random House.
Shilpa Shetty's book "The Great Indian Diet", co-authored by with Luke Coutinho, will be released soon. It tells how nutritious locally grown and sourced ingredients are and that there's no need to look beyond borders.
