‘Hichki’ director Siddharth P Malhotra


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It’s been three years since Rani Mukerji starrer Hichki released. The film directed by Siddharth P. Malhotra has the actor playing the role of a teacher who has Tourette Syndrome. Hichki was lauded by fans and critics while it was even bestowed with accolades at several film festivals. As the film clocks three years of its release, Siddharth said that he is happy with the impact that Hichki has had to raise awareness on the disability.

Malhotra stated, “I raised awareness about Tourettes, yes I did, lots of people came out, lots of people wrote to me about coming out because they thought it was an embarrassment. I have been very, very happy with the impact that the film has had, with the teachers, the students, it brought dignity to those with any kind of disability and also to the fact that all of us have a disability.”

The ace filmmaker said, “Hichki also taught me that I have to befriend my own Tourette. We all have to find our Tourette, we all have to fight our own Tourette in some form or the other, whether we have identified it or not, but yes I am very, very happy with the impact that the film has had. I still have people coming to me and telling me wow what a film! It feels very good because of the journey to get here and just to get Adi (Chopra) and Maneesh (Sharma) to let me make it the way I wanted to, as it was quite a struggle. So I am very, very grateful.”

While praising Rani, Siddharth shared, “For Rani, I think, you can call her a wonder of the world, the universe actually and I don’t say that to praise her. She is someone who I still remember narrating the film to her and she told me that I’m going to get involved in raising awareness around Tourette Syndrome in India.”

He added, “The research she did, she met with people, kids who had Tourette. Some kids didn’t want to come out, some people were too conscious about bringing the tics in front of her. I think her dedication to work with Brad Cohen, who this film is based on, and how Brad helped her and she had adapted and understood the issue was brilliant. She is such an intelligent actor, that you really don’t have to tell her more than once or twice.”

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