WHY SRK, BALKI TEXTED SANJAY
The actor received rave reviews for his role in Lust Stories — the web film that got the Emmy nomination
Lust Stories got a lot of appreciation when it was released last year. I still remember, after the first screening, my phone was filled with messages from Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Balki sir. Then, after two days, even Shah Rukh Khan texted me.
SANJAY KAPOOR ACTOR
After making a comeback of sorts in last year’s web film Lust Stories, Sanjay Kapoor has a brand new reason to be excited. The anthology series has been nominated for the International Emmys this year, and Sanjay is understandably kicked.
“It feels great. Lust Stories got a lot of appreciation when it was released last year. I still remember, after the first screening, my phone was filled with messages from Nawazuddin Siddiqui and R Balki sir. Then, after two days, even Shah Rukh Khan texted me saying that he enjoyed my work,” he says.
The Luck By Chance (2009) actor says that the nomination came as a surprise to him. “It was during the preview of The Zoya Factor that I got to know about the nomination. We were all surprised. Your work is now recognised globally, and that’s the best part about digitalisation. It is bringing the world of cinema closer. Actors are connected due to these digital platforms,” he says.
Sanjay says, unlike the Oscars, where a country officially selects a film and sends it to the Academy, for the Emmys, the organisers select the film themselves. “It is not that we have sent our film for the awards, they chose us and that’s a big deal. It is among five films nominated from all over the world. It just drives you to work harder. I would have been proud of this moment as an Indian actor even if I wasn’t part of this,” says the Mission Mangal actor, who was also conferred with an award by the Mayor of Oslo, Norway, for his performance in Lust Stories.