I thought it will open the doors to many who are thinking of single fatherhood: Tusshar Kapoor

Actor-Producer Tusshar Kapoor, who is gearing up to release his book titled 'Bachelor Dad', on his journey of single parenthood, says that it is high time for our society to look at single fatherhood differently, away from its earlier pre-conceived notion.

Talking to a leading news portal, Tusshar said,

"One of the reasons I wrote this book is, while single motherhood is celebrated and rightfully so, thinking that a single man cannot be a good father and raise a child properly is wrong."

He further continued saying,

"Nurturing a child emotionally and providing every need so that they can grow up as a happy child is very universal. I am saying it from my experience and that is why I thought it will open the doors to many who are thinking of single fatherhood."

Tusshar said he thought it was an opportunity to set the record straight on questions he was asked privately when offered to write the book.

Elaborating on the same, he said,

“The questions were mostly about ‘Why did I do it? How is it possible? Is it the right thing to do? and ‘Will I be able to do it? After I became a father, the questions were about how I am managing it. The initial surprise was because I was one of the very first people in the fraternity to become a single parent in this manner.A lot of people were curious about the medical aspects, even going into the idea of whether I should have adopted or just got married. People had their own notions.”

He became a single father of Laksshya Kapoor in 2016 through IVF. The book 'Bachelor Dad' is likely to be released on February 12.