Actor and author Soha Ali Khan continues to bring heart and honesty to her podcast All About Her, where real conversations take centre stage. In a powerful new episode dropping on September 20, Soha sits down with digital creator and actor Kusha Kapila to talk about their first periods — opening up a moving, intergenerational conversation about puberty, panic, and the quiet strength of womanhood.
Soha Ali Khan and Kusha Kapila recall their first periods on All About Her: “I thought I was dying”
On this episode, Soha reflects on her own first experience — one marked by surprise, support, and the comfort of a close friend: “I remember where I was when I had my first period — I was on a plane. I was also one of the oldest kids in my class to get it, but thankfully, my best friend, who was younger and had already gotten hers, was right there with me. She sort of handheld me through it. I was mentally prepared. My mother, however, had a completely different experience. She came from a middle-class Bengali family, and when she first saw blood in the bathroom, she thought she was dying. She wasn’t living with her parents at the time, so it was her aunt who explained to her what was happening and gave her sanitary equipment. But she had already gone through the fear and panic by then.”
Kusha also shares her memory for how young and unprepared she was, and how gently her mother handled the moment: “It was a month before my 11th birthday — so around 2001 or 2002. I woke up and saw blood. I didn’t even know what ‘being down’ meant at the time. I just called my mom. She was very present, very hands-on with me. I was sitting there, confused, and she simply told me: ‘It’s menstruation.’ I was only 10, so I had no clue. But she made it easy to understand.”
With its mix of real stories, emotional depth, and practical insight, All About Her offers a much-needed safe space to reflect on moments that shape us — and reminds us that we’re never alone in our experiences.
Watch the latest episode of Soha Ali Khan’s All About Her featuring Kusha Kapila, dropping 191th September on YouTube.
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