Karan Johar was called 'pansy' in school
Mumbai
March 17, 2017
Filmmaker Karan Johar says he used to be called 'pansy' in school, but
a teacher gave him the courage to face the world.
"The word pansy, which
is commonly used for a boy who talks and walks like a girl, was used for me,"
Karan said during an upcoming episode of Star Plus' "India's Next Superstar".
Karan spoke about it following a contestant's performance of an act on a
'pansy' man who loved dancing, which left him moved, read a statement.
"This performance took me back to my childhood days," he said.
"I used to
dance on girls' songs and my friends used to make fun of me. Upset about this, I
went to an elocution teacher at the age of 13 and she said, ‘Why do you want to
change the way talk, you're just fine'. That's when I gathered courage to face
the world.
"Today if I was still talking like that I wouldn't change it.
Even if one of my kids talk or walk like that, I wouldn't change them," added
Karan.
Mumbai
March 17, 2017
Filmmaker Karan Johar says he used to be called 'pansy' in school, but
a teacher gave him the courage to face the world.
"The word pansy, which
is commonly used for a boy who talks and walks like a girl, was used for me,"
Karan said during an upcoming episode of Star Plus' "India's Next Superstar".
Karan spoke about it following a contestant's performance of an act on a
'pansy' man who loved dancing, which left him moved, read a statement.
"This performance took me back to my childhood days," he said.
"I used to
dance on girls' songs and my friends used to make fun of me. Upset about this, I
went to an elocution teacher at the age of 13 and she said, ‘Why do you want to
change the way talk, you're just fine'. That's when I gathered courage to face
the world.
"Today if I was still talking like that I wouldn't change it.
Even if one of my kids talk or walk like that, I wouldn't change them," added
Karan.
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