Mumbai, October 11 (IANS). The famous filmmaker Shekhar Kapur revealed through a social media post on Saturday that he has dyslexia. He explained his condition by sharing a photo with his daughter. Shekhar, known for films like ‘Masoma’, ‘Mr. India, “and” Bandit Queen “, told a post on Instagram how dyslexia influenced his life, but he did not make it his weakness, but made his power. Shekhar wrote in his post, “A few years ago, my daughter told me she had dyslexia. Her teacher called it an excuse and said that children regularly used it to get more time in the exam. My daughter insisted on me and put an online test, revealing that she had light dyslexia. But I was surprised when I knew I had serious dyslexia. He said he was always afraid to fill out the form. He said: “I was always afraid to fill out forms, so I thought I was lazy or irresponsible. But after being diagnosed with dyslexia, I realized that I couldn’t understand forms.” The director said that, despite it, I became a successful chartered accountant and later made my mark in making films. He said: “My line producers said earlier that I did not read schedules, but still I did the job on time. I always found ways to work my dyslexia.” Shekhar also said in his post that some of the most creative moments in his films probably came due to dyslexia. “I now feel that there are many brilliant creative people with dyslexia. It’s not my weakness, but my strength,” she said. Dyslexia is a neuro development disorder that causes problems with reading, writing, talking and remembering. This condition is usually seen in children, but can happen to someone of any age. According to the American National Library of Medicine, dyslexia involves reading out loud and spelling words. It was previously considered a specific learning problem not related to low intelligence (low IQ) or vision and hearing problems. However, recent research has broadened the definition of dyslexia. The ‘Rose Review’ mentions that dyslexia can occur at any IQ level. This changing definition also created some confusion to understand dyslexia. There may be a need to further clarify the use of this term in the future. -—IANS NS/AS
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