Fans are used to seeing Sharad Kelkar in bold, confident and tough roles. Known for his charismatic aura, Sharad is also a very impressive vocie actor. However, there was a time when he used to suffer with a stammering problem and lost roles due to it. He recently recalled a incident where he had to take 30 retakes before ultimately quitting the scene.

He said, "I used to stammer a lot, so modelling is fine, saying one line is fine because you do that after a lot of practice. But when it is about acting in a TV show or a film, it’s a different ballgame all together. I remember in 2003, I was signed for a Zee TV show. I wasn’t the lead but I was playing a very important character. One or two days passed by easily but on the fifth day, I got a huge one-and-a-half-page dialogue."

Kelkar added, "Either I was speaking very fast, or there wasn’t clarity or I was stammering. My director was patient enough to give me 30 retakes. Ultimately, he called me and asked what’s the issue. I said I won’t be able to do it and he should take someone else. He also understood that I was being honest. Finally, I was replaced on this show."

Since this incident Sharad has improved so much that he even provided voice of the titular characters in the Hindi dub of 'Bahubali' franchise.