After doing over 500 films, Anupam Kher’s absence from mainstream Hindi cinema will shock you!
Senior actor Anupam Kher, who has appeared in over 500 films, recently revealed why he is absent from mainstream Hindi films. Despite the success of The Kashmir Files and his most recent release, Karthikeya 2, Anupam said he has stopped receiving offers from major studios run by Karan Johar, Aditya Chopra, and Sajid Nadiadwala. He’ll next be seen in Sooraj Barjatya’s Uunchai.
Anupam Kher has appeared in a number of hit films, including Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, and Veer Zaaara, all of which were produced by Karan Johar and Aditya Chopra. Anupam recalled how, in the past, he was their ‘darling,’ but that things had changed for unknown reasons.
During an interview with a leading daily, Anupam said, “I am not a part of mainstream cinema in India today. I am not. I am not doing any Karan Johar film, I am not doing any Sajid Nadiadwala film, I am not doing any Aditya Chopra film because the offers have not come. I was a darling of all these people. I have done everybody’s films. But I am not blaming them for not casting me anymore. But because they were not casting me in their films, I found a path where I did a Tamil film called Connect, I did a Telugu film called Tiger Nageswara Rao. I have also done Sooraj Barjatya’s Uunchai.”
He added, “Otherwise I could have sat down & said, ‘Arey yaar mere dost aur mere jo itne kareebi they ek zamaane mein, mujhe ab lete nahin hain filmon mein toh main ab kya karoon main toh barbaad ho gaya (Who were once my friends are now ignoring me and not offering films).’ Of course mujhe takleef hoti hai, dukh hota hai ki kyun nahin lete bhai main toh inki sab filmon mein kaam karta tha (It pains, hurts because I used to work with them. But, it’s not a complaint & neither am I holding it against them. I am just saying that sometimes when one door shuts, so many other windows and doors open).”
Anupam Kher’s next appearance will be in Kangana Ranaut’s upcoming period drama Emergency. He plays Jaya Prakash Narayan in the film, while Kangana plays Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. In addition, he has Shiv Shastri Balboa and Uunchai.
