‘I
remember
tears
rolling
down
uncontrollably
as
I
told
her
that
I
wanted
to
be
able
to
sing
again.
I
begged
her
to
please
do
something.’
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Sheykhar/Instagram
Singer-Composer
Shekhar
Ravjiani
made
a
surprising
revelation
on
Instagram
when
he
said
that
he
had
lost
his
voice
two
years
ago.
‘Here’s
something
I
have
never
spoken
about
before…
felt
like
sharing
it
today.
I
lost
my
voice
two
years
ago,’
he
wrote
in
his
post.
He
shared
about
his
medical
condition,
saying,
”Left
Vocal
Chord
Paresis’-
This
was
Dr
Nupur
Nerurkar’s
expert
diagnosis.
I
was
destroyed.
Honestly,
I
was
pessimistic…
I
thought
I
would
never
be
able
to
sing
again.’
Recalling
how
his
family
reacted
and
how
tough
it
was
for
them
to
face
the
reality,
he
shared,
‘My
family
was
worried.
And
I
was
not
happy
seeing
them
all
stressed
out.
I
just
prayed
harder.
I
didn’t
stop
working.
Kept
trying,
kept
pushing.
In
the
middle
of
this,
I
had
to
travel
to
San
Diageo
for
a
few
weeks.
I
met
Jeremy
in
San
Diageo.
He
connected
me
to
an
angel…’
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Sheykhar/Instagram
Shekhar,
who
has
sung
hit
tracks
like
Tujhe
Bhula
Diya,
Bin
Tere
and
Meherbaan,
shared
his
experience
of
undergoing
the
treatment:
‘Dr.
Erin
Walsh,
who
I
couldn’t
meet
due
to
Covid.
So,
we
did
a
Zoom
call
instead.
I
remember
tears
rolling
down
uncontrollably
as
I
told
her
that
I
wanted
to
be
able
to
sing
again.
I
begged
her
to
please
do
something.
‘The
first
thing
that
she
told
me
was
that
I
should
not
blame
myself
for
what
happened
to
my
voice.
We
spoke
at
length
and
she
made
me
feel
comfortable
and
eventually,
miraculously,
she
made
me
believe
that
I
could
sing,
which
was
the
first
step.
‘But
each
time
I
cried,
I
croaked,
and
began
to
hate
the
sound
of
my
voice…
but,
she
was
unwavered
and
kept
working
on
my
voice
and
spirit.
Her
sheer
determination,
dedication
and
her
positivity
made
my
paralysed
left
vocal
cord
come
back
to
normal
within
a
few
weeks,’
added
Shekhar.
Conveying
his
gratitude,
he
noted,
‘I
am
absolutely
fine
now.
And
can
sung
even
better
than
I
used
to.
Thank
you,
Dr
Erin
Walsh,
for
being
my
angel
on
earth.
Since
then,
I
have
met
a
lot
of
people
who
lost
their
voices
post
covid.
There
is
a
way.
There
is
a
solution.
Just
be
positive
and
believe.
Always
keep
hope
in
your
hearts
people.There
will
always
be
angels
out
there
who
will
find
you
and
heal
you.
Jai
Hanuman.’
Shekhar
Ravjiani
starred
in
the
Sonam
Kapoor-starrer
Neerja
in
2016
and
has
composed
scores
for
several
films
along
with
Vishal
Dadlani
as
Vishal-Shekhar.
