Siddhant Chaturvedi: “Book Of Poems Coming, But…”

Siddhant Chaturvedi has always loved poetry. From his first teenage crush at 15 to his tough days before Gully Boy, poetry has been his way to express and heal. On World Poetry Day, Siddhant shared, “I still remember my first poem. I was 15, loved literature, and wrote my own version of Daffodils by William Wordsworth. I gave it to someone I liked, but she didn’t keep it. Maybe she didn’t feel the same. That’s when my writing journey began.”

Later, when Siddhant started acting, poetry became his therapy. “I would write down my feelings during tough times. I didn’t share it back then because no one was really reading. But after Gully Boy, things changed,” he said.

Now, Siddhant shares his poems and thoughts on his Instagram page, Siddy Chats, which has over 34,000 followers. “I usually write when I’m flying or stuck in Mumbai traffic. I don’t post just to stay active online—I share so people can relate,” he added.

Since people today prefer short content, Siddhant mostly writes haikus (short poems). “When people message me about my poems, it feels great. It tells me I’m on the right track.”

Siddhant, now 31, says writers like Saadat Hasan Manto, Premchand, and Rudyard Kipling have inspired him. He even got an offer to publish his poems in a coffee table book but feels it’s too soon. “Maybe in 10 years. I still have so much more to live and write about,” he smiled.

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