“I always travel with a book,” says Danish Husain, while placing a hardcover of ‘The Dawn of Everything’ by David Graeber and David Wengrow, his current read, in a bag as he prepares to set out for his next shoot for the day. Amid his hectic schedule involving a multitude of roles as an actor, storyteller, poet and a theatre artist, he never misses a chance to read a book or two.

“I have learned long back, that there are long waiting periods when you're on a shoot, and I realized the best way to use your time is to either read your script or a book," he adds. This has helped the actor keep up with the habit of reading and cover most of the titles, if not all, from the books neatly positioned in the huge wooden shelves, which do not fail to enthrall reading enthusiasts who visit his house.