Hrithik Roshan On His Speech Issue: “I Have Now Accepted Myself As A Slow Speaker”

Hrithik Roshan shared insights from his life struggles to battle speech issues as the actor has been approached to be the brand ambassador of The Indian Stammering Association.

Superstar Hrithik Roshan has time and again advocated against the social stigma towards people with disabilities.

Hrithik Roshan who now delivers his punchlines with a punch on screen has bravely addressed his struggles with stammering, admitting that he could only fulfill his acting aspirations by undergoing speech therapy. The actor has been approached to become the brand ambassador of The Indian Stammering Association (TISA) following a discussion with nine of its members at his residence on March 15.

What was supposed to be a 20-minute meeting went on for over an hour during which the actor revealed how he’d stand in front of the mirror and talk, recording his voice and even learning how to sing. “I’d practice every day to overcome the speech issue, I still do for an hour at least so that I can control the secondary actions like twitching and all,” informed Hrithik, adding, “The unacceptability to stammering was not only bothersome in my childhood but also prevailed till 2012, long after I had become a film star.”

In the early years of his career, he had to let go of many scripts that had long monologues because he wasn’t confident of carrying them off. During the meeting, Hrithik also recalled going to Dubai to accept an award. Back then, he was struggling to say the word ‘Dubai’ and practiced his acceptance speech repeatedly before delivering it flawlessly.