Anil finds himself in this man’s life
Actor Anil Kapoor returns to his roots, sort of, with his next film, Fanney Khan, in which he plays a taxi driver trying to help his aspiring musician daughter.
This marks a throwback to the days — from the time of his debut in Woh Saat Din (1983) — when Anil played the common man in film after film, such as Ram Lakhan (1989), Jamai Raja (1990), and Laadla (1994). He later moved to slice-of-life films such as Biwi No. 1 (1999) and Dil Dhadakne Do (2015), in which his character moved in the more rarefied circles of society. A source close to the actor says, “Many of his early films featured Kapoor playing the struggling common man, and his performances were appreciated by different strata of the audience. Fanney Khan showcases the struggles of a father to make her daughter’s dream come true.”
Anil tells us, “Fanney Khan is one character that I have resonated with the most so far. Not only do I identify with his struggles, but I also relate to his passion and his relationship with his daughter. This character’s journey is similar to mine in many ways. I may not have played a taxi driver on-screen before, but I’ve played many characters who have risen from the ground up through sheer will and determination. But everything about Fanney Khan, his dream and his drive to overcome every obstacle, is special to me. He doesn’t let his circumstances get in the way of his destiny, and that is something we can all learn from. It doesn’t matter where we start, as long as we do.”