She may have debuted onscreen at a young age, but for actor Avika Gor, writing has always been a calling. “I was 15 when I wrote a script for the short film I, Me, Myself. It was selected for the Cannes Film Festival’s Short Film Corner and subsequently nominated at the Berlin Film Festival, where I became the youngest writer in the Original Screenplay Category,” she tells us, adding that writing took backseat once acting took off.

Now, the 28-year-old has launched her first book, Trust Fall. She conceptualised this love story with shades of a spy thriller back in March, and the process took six months. “I embarked on this journey with a lot of passion to tell a story I believe in. I created six drafts; finally, the seventh was the final one that, along with the editor, gave me the confidence,” she shares. She is already working on a second book, having “agreed upon” the parts for the sequel.

“This is turning into my year, with my engagement in June, wedding in September and now this book launch. I was working on the book silently, writing past midnight... It’s a surprise for my parents and friends, but the biggest is for my husband Milind (Chandwani, entrepreneur), for whom it turned into a wedding gift from me,” she gushes.