‘Hichki’ Revealed: Karan Johar trained thrice a week to get his speech right

By Sneha Bale

on March 19, 2018

“I had a very girlish voice when I was a child. I had a very squeaky voice and I used to get teased a lot”

Karan Johar is the man that we remember for his sassy one-liner and quick sarcasm. Karan has made us laugh with his speeches and random comments and even made us emotional with his book and revelations. But the one that he revealed today came as another shock. Though, we have only one thing to say – We’re so proud of you!

In a candid session with his first star –Rani Mukerji, Karan spoke about the biggest Hichki in his life – that was his voice. He says, “When I was a child, there were many Hichki moments. The one that I wouldn’t have changed today is that I had a very girlish child when I was a child. I had a very squeaky voice and I used to get teased a lot.”

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A lot has changed over the years, for better. He further added, “Sometimes in my building, or at school by seniors, or when I went to inter-school competitions, I would get teased that I am a pansy and that, I sound like a girl. So when I began college, I went into public speaking. A gentleman, who used to conduct public speaking classes, Mr. Nazareth, told me that you are very conscious of your voice. When I told him that I used to feel awkward about my voice, he said that first I should never be ashamed of who I am. And then to improve my voice (it’s texture), he worked out a course. So for three years, I would go to him and his wife, thrice a week and they gave me speech training. It helped me speak and project and train my voice to find baritone. But I just feel like today, I would not change how I sounded. I wouldn’t do what I did and I wouldn’t make my children do the same.”