Smiling was Anil Kapoor’ s biggest Hichki

By Pooja Shetty

on March 17, 2018

Anil Kapoor is one of the most popular icons of Hindi cinema with an incredible body of work. But when he had begun his acting career, he also faced a huge Hichki! Anil couldn’t quite smile in front of camera to his satisfaction - because of his Hichki.

The makers of Rani Mukerji’s Hichki are promoting the film uniquely by asking prominent personalities to share their untold weaknesses and how they eventually converted them into massive strengths and Anil opened up on his.

Anil reveals, "When I began my career I was told that my eyes are quite small and they looked even smaller when I smiled. That made me conscious about smiling. I would never smile openly, and I would suppress my natural smile. But then I overcame this Hichki. I began to stop worrying that my eyes would look small, and I worked on my smile. Now, each time I smile, I do so freely, having overcome my Hichki.”

In the movie, Rani plays a teacher living with Tourette syndrome.

It is inspired by Cohen's real-life story, wherein he turned his nervous system disorder to an advantage.

Apparently, Rani Mukerji is organising a screening in the US for the real-life inspiration of Hichki, popular motivational speaker Brad Cohen, and his students.

Directed by Siddharth P Malhotra and produced by Maneesh Sharma, Hichki is set to touch the hearts of audiences when it releases on March 23.

Director Siddharth P Malhotra said in a statement: "Brad's life story is now a Bollywood movie and, of course, he is thrilled to see his journey releasing in India. Rani has read Brad Cohen's book 'Front of the Class: How Tourette Syndrome Made Me the Teacher I Never Had' and has researched the story of his life thoroughly for an authentic portrayal of her character.

Check out the video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naTl_vsb2c0