‘MAIN AAJ BHI ACTING SEEKH RAHA HOON’
Unfiltered, funny and inspirational, Anupam Kher was at his best while doling out some much-needed gyaan to the younger generation
Anupam Kher was truly in his element at his masterclass at the ongoing 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. He stopped an audience member from leaving, took away his phone, sprinkled water on someone who yawned, and recreated his crying scene from his debut film, Saaransh (1984) — the audience couldn’t get enough
of the actor.
SMALL TOWN DAYS
Kher revealed that he used to mimic his teachers and parents, and the town started calling him ‘jo nakal utarta hai’. The actor said, “I had this adjective attached to my name. I didn’t know whether I wanted to be an actor... My father was too busy earning money for a family of 14. His salary used to be ₹90. Actors are not born. Log bolte hain na, ‘paidaishi actor hai’. If I were a born actor, my first acting stint would not have been a disaster.”
He stressed the fact, for all the aspiring actors in the audience, that an actor should be ready to make a complete
Saaransh