World Poetry Day: Bollywood stars who are also poets

On World Poetry Day today, we take a look at actors from Bollywood who have also showcased their talents as poets.

Not only was Meena Kumari one of the most successful actresses of her generation, she was also an accomplished poet. She penned several nazms and ghazals under the pseudonym 'Naaz', many of which were published after her death.

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Born to an illustrious poet like Harivansh Rai Bachchan, it was natural that Big B imbibe some of his father's poetic talent. He regularly composes poems for his blog.

The former beauty queen and actress shares poetry written by her on her social media occasionally. In fact, Sushmita’s daughter Renee has also taken to poetry of late.

Apart from being a bestselling author, Twinkle also dabbles in poetry from time to time. She has shared her poems on her social media accounts in the past, earning praise from colleagues and fans.

A man of many talents, Sushant wrote his first poem when he was an engineering student in Delhi and continued to nurture this talent throughout his acting career. He used to share many of his poems with fans on social media.

One of the more prolific actor-poets, Ayushmann has written dozens of poems and at times, has even penned the lyrics of some of his songs. The versatile actor writes poetry in Hindi, Urdu and even Punjabi.

Kalki's poems 'Noise' and 'The Printing Machine' went viral when they were released on social media a few years ago. The actress took on themes of body shaming and social media.

While she wrote short poetic captions for her social media posts earlier too, it was during the pandemic that Kriti Sanon unveiled her poetic talents. She shared poems on themes like overcoming failure.

He may have shot to fame as a rapper in 'Gully Boy' but Siddhant Chaturvedi is a poet in real life too. He regularly shares small pieces of poetry and verses with fans on social media.

Arunoday Singh's Instagram has more poems than pictures, which tells you all about the actor-poet. Over the years, he has written on love, promises and much more and he shares them on social media, writing them by hand, employing his other talent- calligraphy.

Actor-playwright Manav Kaul is a prolific author having published collections of poems, short stories and even a novel and travelogues. His poems, which he shares on social media from time to time, have earned praise from fans.