“The unacceptability to stammering was not only bothersome in my childhood but prevailed till 2012, long after I had become a film star. I’d practice every day to overcome the speech issue, I still do for an hour at least,” Hrithik Roshan once said in an interview. The Bollywood heartthrob has been quite vocal about his struggle with stammering that he has been facing since childhood.
With years of practice and patience, Hrithik has almost gotten rid of his stammer. But recently, the Super 30 star stumbled upon a post by a Twitter user who complained about a teacher for bullying her brother for a stutter during a presentation in college. Hrithik was quick to respond and slammed the teacher for his insensitivity.
Here’s the series of tweets the woman posted:
https://twitter.com/MariumAwazar_/status/1231073085878566913?s=20
https://twitter.com/MariumAwazar_/status/1231074014375895040?s=20
https://twitter.com/MariumAwazar_/status/1231107228125581312?s=20
A teacher can make or break a student's confident. How can someone be so fucking insensitive??????
— Marium (@MariumAwazar_) February 22, 2020
Calling the teacher ‘a brainless monkey’ Hrithik wrote:
Please tell your cousin that that professor and his judgement both are irrelevant. Stuttering should never hold him back from dreaming BIG ! Tell him it’s NOT his fault and it’s NOT something he needs to be ashamed of. People who shame him are no better than brainless monkeys. https://t.co/BDQp9PArag
— Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) February 23, 2020
Hrithik’s post was flooded with supportive reactions from fans on Twitter:
Second professor after Koi Mil Gaya who got bashed by @iHrithik , #respect
— Arhat 🇮🇳 (@ArhatGaikwad007) February 23, 2020
You know the struggles that cone with stammering and you've beautifully overcome it despite all odds to become one of the actors with the BEST dialogue delivery in Bollywood. Bravo and more power to you, hero! ❤
— ❤ (@BarunFanSays) February 23, 2020
Fully Agree.
This Whole Incident Took Me Back To The Computer Class Scene Of Koi… Mil Gaya In A Flash.
Seriously These Narrow Minded People Don't Deserve To Be Teacher.I'm Sure Your Words Help Him From Getting Out Of Depression. Thank You Superhero For Spreading Light Always…— ✴Hrithik's forever💖 (@iSangitaC) February 23, 2020
https://twitter.com/TheHarshitTale/status/1231657642592030721?s=20
In further tweets, the woman updated that the teacher had openly apologized to her brother for bullying him:
https://twitter.com/MariumAwazar_/status/1231693237062074368?s=20
https://twitter.com/MariumAwazar_/status/1231805906305921024?s=20
Making fun of somebody’s flaws and problems is extremely appalling and a teacher doing the same is nothing less than shameful. We hope the teacher learnt a lesson and would be more supportive of students in future.