Abhilash Kumar (Scriptwriter)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Abhilash Kumar

• Abhilash was in 7th standard when he first saw Lena, his now ex-wife, in his school. Lena was in the 6th standard.

• Abhilash took one year to gather the courage to talk to Lena. He asked her if she had any stamps because he likes to collect them. Although Lena told him that she did not have any stamps, a friendship started between the two.

• Both Abhilash and Lena started sharing sweets and exchanging cards on each other’s birthdays. They used to take part in cultural events together. Lena used to do drama and Abhilash used to do mimicry skits.

• By the time Abhilash and Lena were finishing 8th standard, Abhilash expressed his love to Lena and they soon started dating and used to talk on the phone.

• Every time Abhilash would call, Lena’s mother Teena would become agitated. She warned him over and over not to call her daughter.

• Abhilash pulled Lena aside during Class 10’s annual day function and put a gold ring on her finger. Teena called Abhilash the following day and requested that he take the ring back, which he did.

• After finishing high school Abhilash shifted to Banglore to work as an IT Techie and do a correspondence course for B.Com.

• Abhilash and Lena stayed in touch and got married to each other in 2004.

• Abhilash joined the film industry in 2010 as an associate director in the film ‘Salt N’ Pepper’ but he became a known name in the industry with his screenwriting skills for Aashiq Abu’s hit ’22 Female Kottayam’.

• In 2013 Abhilash and Lena got divorced. There was no animosities between them and they parted ways happily.

• On the day of the divorce proceedings, both Abhilash and Lena appeared in court together. However, due to a prior case reservation, Lena’s legal representative requested her to wait in the canteen area. Thirty minutes later, upon informing them that their turn was approaching, the lawyer was taken aback to observe them sharing a gulab jamun. The lawyer then inquired whether they were still contemplating the divorce.