Ibrahim Ali Khan dubs in his real voice with a lisp for new ad, says he was ‘born imperfect’: ‘What’s real is far more powerful than what’s perfect’

“For the longest time, I thought I had to ‘get it right’. Turns out, what’s real is far more powerful than what’s perfect,” he writes in the caption of the Instagram post. The internet cheered for Ibrahim as he finally embraced his real voice with a lisp. “In an era where filter and fakeness rule, it’s inspiring to see authenticity take the spotlight,” commented an Instagram user. “So rare to see honesty like this in campaigns. Feels relatable and real,” added another.

Earlier this year, in an interview with GQ, Ibrahim opened up on his lingering speech impairment. “Soon after I was born, I had very bad jaundice and that went straight to my brainstem. I went on to lose quite a bit of my hearing, and that impacted my speech. My speech is something that I’ve had to work hard on since I was a child, with coaches and therapists. It’s not perfect; I’m still working really hard on it,” he said.

Ibrahim, who started his career as an Assistant Director on Karan Johar’s 2023 hit family comedy Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, was the roped in by Johar and director Kayoze Irani for the latter’s feature directorial debut Sarzameen, in which Ibrahim played the son of an Indian Army officer who also has a speech impairment in the form of a stammer.

However, in an interview with SCREEN, Irani insisted that the stammer was always a part of the script, even before Ibrahim came on board. “But I wanted the relatability to be there. I brought it out of him. Because the character needed to be vulnerable. In the non-aggressive scenes, I definitely wanted him to be vulnerable. So we designed the scenes around Ibrahim,” confessed Irani.

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While Sarzameen was delayed due to Irani and lead actor Prithviraj Sukumaran’s injuries, the second film Ibrahim signed eventually released first. However, both Shauna Gautam’s romantic comedy Nadaaniyan (on Netflix India) and Sarzameen (JioHotstar) were widely panned. They’re both backed by Johar’s Dharma Productions.

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