India, May 7 -- Filmmaker Karan Johar has opened up about being made fun of for his body, the way he walked, and his voice, among other aspects of his personality, during his childhood and youth. In an interview with Raj Shamani, Karan shared how several people would make fun of him, but his parents--late Yash Johar and Hiroo Johar were his "safe space". Karan revealed his father would encourage him to dance his heart out and even suggested that he become an actor. (Also Read | Suhana is 'terrific', Aryan a 'rare personality' who works 20 hours: Karan Johar defends star kids amid nepotism debate)

Karan spoke about how he took classes for over two years to bring about a change in his voice. The director said, "But I always combated the wo...