"If it’s a good story, it’s always worth telling. If you don’t have a good camera or microphone, write it, paint it. People are always craving a good story."
Q. For readers discovering you for the first time, who is Vazir Ahsan beyond the labels of writer, actor, and artist?
A dreamer. A boy from a small town trying to tell stories through every form of art. Not sticking to formats, just sticking to honesty and truth. Always, no more.
Q. You move fluidly between poetry, performance, and visual storytelling. How do you decide which medium a story belongs to?
I never decide the medium; the circumstances do. As an artist, there are going to be limitations every time you want to present your work, so this is for every artist out there. If it’s a good story, it’s always worth telling. If you don’t have a good camera or microphone, write it, paint it. People are always craving a good story.
Q.Your Hindi line “tum ek kavitha dhi" resonates deeply with audiences. Do you consciously write to evoke relatability, or does that happen organically?
That happens when I sit to write, I aim for truth. Not for a good relatable story, not thinking of any parameters like engagement, hooks or statistics, but just my raw emotions, what I felt while writing will be felt by the reader too, quoting Javed Akhtar. This is what my audience thinks after reading my book; I felt it before them. So that happens organically. I resemble them; they find themselves in my stories because, after all, we all feel the same things, maybe. Q. Has there been a moment when self-doubt almost made you quit—and what pulled you back?
Before sitting down to write, every time I stare at the blinking cursor when everyone’s asleep. I always have this exact same thought that maybe. Maybe it was all a fluke, maybe I won’t be able to write a good story today or any story at all. Then I start writing, but it does not matter if the story i good or bad, it’s always one more story to tell.Q. If your life right now were a poem title, what would it be?
Actually, it can be a whole poem of Shivmangal Singh Suman “Vardaan Mangunga nahi”.Bio
Vazir Ahsan is a writer, actor, and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry, performance, and visual storytelling. Widely known for his emotionally honest narratives, Vazir uses digital platforms as a creative stage to explore themes of vulnerability, identity, love, and inner conflict.
His words often feel intimate yet universal, striking a chord with young audiences navigating their own emotional landscapes. With a growing and deeply engaged community, Vazir continues to challenge conventional storytelling by prioritising authenticity over trends and feeling over performance.
Interviewed By Tarunanshi Sharma
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