New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Director Kayoze Irani recently opened up about the thought process behind Ibrahim Ali Khan's character in 'Sarzameen', revealing how the young actor's real-life speech issues shaped a key aspect of the role.

In a chat with The Indian Express, Kayoze Irani said the character's stutter wasn't written for Ibrahim but eventually became central to the performance.

"The speech issue was there in the film before Ibrahim was even a part of it. 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," Irani shared.

Ibrahim, who has earlier spoken about su...