Hrithik Roshan recalls his 'painful' school days and speech impediment problem, says 'I was very shy'

Actor Hrithik Roshan, who is considered one of the most bankable actors in the industry, recently opened up about the struggles he faced in life and how he overcame the challenges. He recalled his ‘painful’ school days, speech impediment, and spinal problems and how he almost gave up on the idea of becoming an actor.

Speaking with Indian Express, Hrithik said, 'I have sometimes felt that life is very unfair. In school, I had such a bad stammer that I couldn’t speak. I never had any friends, or girlfriends. I was very shy, and would come back from school and just cry. School days were very painful…on top of that, doctors told me that I couldn’t become an actor. There were problems with my spine, doctors said ‘you cannot dance’. I was so broken, that I would wake up for months, and would think it is a dream, a lucid dream. It was so heartbreaking and relive that feeling of knowing that I could not become an actor…I am disabled. So it was very traumatising.'

He later said that now when he looks back at the time, he thanks God for making him face the challenges as he learnt perseverance and how to be strong.

'For the day to be there, you have to have the night', he said.

‘When problems come, it becomes a game. I can hold on to this thought that I can learn from this pain, and it can shape my character. I come out stronger,’ he added.

On the work front, Hrithik Roshan will next feature in Siddharth Anand's 'Fighter' alongside Deepika Padukone and Anil Kapoor. The film is slated to release in 2024.

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