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Anupam Kher's The Accidental Prime Minister begins shoot in London

Apr 052018

The Accidental Prime Minister, a political drama based on the book by Sanjaya Baru and with veteran actor Anupam Kher in the lead role has commenced principal photography in London on Monday

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The Accidental Prime Minister has gone on floors in London. The film has captured the nation’s imagination ever since the first poster of the movie, featuring Anupam Kher bearing an uncanny resemblance to the former PM was released a few months ago. The movie is based on the book by Sanjaya Baru and it has commenced principal photography in London.

The Accidental Prime Minister is a political drama that traces the making and unmaking of former Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh.

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Speaking about the project, Anupam Kher said, “The opportunity of portraying a contemporary personality like Dr Manmohan Singh in The Accidental Prime Minister is an immense challenge for me as an actor. He is part of a 24/7 media era where world knows his persona minutely. I have been internalizing this character for the past few months. I look forward to translating that effort into cinematic reality.”

The movie is directed by debutant Vijay Ratnakar Gutte, along with Hansal Mehta as the creative producer and also features Akshaye Khanna as Sanjaya Baru, the former media advisor to the PM. The script is written by Mayank Tewari, who recently won the Asian Film Awards for India’s official Oscar’s entry – Newton. The film is produced by Bohra Bros and is slated to release on December 21, 2018.

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Anupam Kher invited by London School of Economics

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Mar 022018

Veteran actor Anupam Kher has been invited to speak at the LSE SU India Forum (LIF) 2018 hosted by the prestigious London School of Economics (LSE)

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Veteran actor Anupam Kher has been invited to speak at the LSE SU India Forum (LIF) 2018 hosted by the prestigious London School of Economics (LSE). Previously known as the Economic Forum for India at LSE, it is a first of its kind conference in the UK involving keynote speeches and panel discussions on major issues facing contemporary India across a variety of fields.

The conference serves as a platform for students and professionals alike, to hear from and engage with inspiring leaders. Kher will address the students at the Old Theatre at LSE on Saturday. “It is a pleasure to speak to the students at the London School of Economics. By sharing my life experiences, I hope to motivate them to achieve their dreams, become successful individuals and most importantly responsible human beings,” Kher said in a statement.

The youth, he believes, are the future of the country. “They live in times of tough competition where certain failure is inevitable. The power of failure gave me the strength to succeed and it is our responsibility to help our youth realise this to be able to live life to its fullest,” he said. The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Chairperson has featured in over 500 films like “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge”, “A Wednesday!” and “Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!”

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Anupam Kher: My Twitter account has been hacked

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Feb 062018

Veteran actor Anupam Kher today said his Twitter account has been hacked

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Veteran actor Anupam Kher today said his Twitter account has been hacked. The 62-year-old actor, who is currently in Los Angeles, said he got to know about the breach from his friends in India and has alerted the microblogging site about the incident.

“My Twitter account has been hacked. Just got few calls from friends in India about it. I am in LA and it is 1 am,” Kher told PTI over a text message. “The Big Sick” actor said he received a link from Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta in a direct message, a first ever from him yesterday, which he clicked upon.

Dasgupta’s Twitter account is said to have been compromised by Turkish Pro-Pak hackers. “Got a DM yesterday from Mr Swapan Dasgupta’s account about a link. A first from him. So opened it. Have spoken to Twitter already,” Kher added. A message reading ‘Caution: This account is temporarily restricted’ is currently being displayed when one visits the actor’s account.

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Oscars 2018: Ali Fazal, Anupam Kher's films land Oscar nominations

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Jan 232018

Indian actor Ali Fazal-starrer Victoria & Abdul has two nominations and Anupam Kher starrer The Big Sick stands a chance to win in one category at the 90th Academy Awards

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Indian actor Ali Fazal-starrer “Victoria & Abdul” has two nominations and Anupam Kher starrer “The Big Sick” stands a chance to win in one category at the 90th Academy Awards, where fantasy drama “The Shape of Water” has a maximum of 13 nods.

“Victoria & Abdul”, a movie about a unique bond between Queen Victoria and her Indian Muslim servant Abdul Karim, stands a chance to win in the Best Costume Design and Make-up and Hairstyling categories. In the film, Ali plays Abdul, with Hollywood veteran Judi Dench as Queen Victoria.

As for Anupam’s “The Big Sick”, it is nominated for the Writing (Original Screenplay) honour for Pakistan-origin Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon.

“The Shape of Water” – a love story between a mute woman who works as a cleaning lady in a hidden, high-security government laboratory in 1962 Baltimore and a misunderstood aquatic monster — is in the race to win an award in Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay categories along with Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer and Richard Jenkins in contention for the statuette in Lead Actress, Supporting Actress and Supporting Actor categories respectively.

It is also contending in technical categories like Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Music – Original Score, Production Design, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Writing (Original Screenplay).

“The Shape of Water” is the tenth film in Oscar history to earn thirteen nominations, with the current record of fourteen nominations held by “All about Eve” (1950), “Titanic” (1997) and “La La Land” (2016).

Actress-comedian Tiffany Haddish and actor-director Andy Serkis, joined by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President John Bailey, announced the nominations on Tuesday via a global live stream. Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra was one of the celebrities who participated in pre-taped category introductions.

“Newton”, India’s official entry for the Foreign Language Film category, had failed to make the cut to the shortlist early in the selection process. Films from Sweden, Chile, Lebanon, Russia and Hungary have made it to the final list.

This year, “Dunkirk” has eight nominations, followed by “Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri” with seven nods, “Darkest Hour” and “Phantom Thread” tying at six, “Blade Runner 2049” and “Lady Bird” registering five nods, and “Call Me by Your Name”, “Get Out”, “Mudbound” and “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” contending in four categories.

“Baby Driver” and “I, Tonya” stand a chance to win in three categories, while films with nominations each include “Beauty and the Beast”, “Coco” and “The Post” apart from “Victoria & Abdul”.

Veteran actress Meryl Streep has registered her 21st nomination with a spot in the Actress in a Leading Role for “The Post”, distributed in India by Anil Ambani-backed Reliance Entertainment. She will be competing with Frances McDormand (“Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri”), Margot Robbie (“I, Tonya”), Saoirse Ronan (“Lady Bird”) and Hawkins.

In the Actor in a Leading Role, the nominees are: Timothee Chalamet (“Call Me by Your Name”), Daniel Day-Lewis (“Phantom Thread”), Daniel Kaluuya (“Get Out”), Gary Oldman (“Darkest Hour”) and Denzel Washington (“Roman J. Israel, Esq.”).

At 88 years old, Christopher Plummer has become the oldest acting nominee to date. He is nominated for the Actor in a Supporting Role honour for “All the Money in the World”, in which he replaced Kevin Spacey who was ousted over sexual misconduct claims.

Christopher Nolan has scored his first-ever Oscar nomination for Best Director for his war film “Dunkirk”. Competing with him are; Jordan Peele for “Get Out”, Greta Gerwig for “Lady Bird”, Paul Thomas Anderson for “Phantom Thread” and Guillermo del Toro for “The Shape of Water”.

The 90th Oscars, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will be held on March 4 at the Dolby Theatre here. It will be aired in India live on Star Movies and Star Movies Select on March 5.

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Anupam Kher 'humbled' and 'honoured' to be appointed as Chairman of 'FTII'

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Oct 112017

Today, Bollywood actor Anupam Kher has been appointed as the new chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India, Information and Broadcasting ministry, confirmed officials. Kher replaced Gajendra Chauhan, who had a controversial tenure as head of the Pune-based institute. His term had ended in March.

A notification regarding Kher’s appointment has been issued, officials said. Elated by this move, Anupam Kher took to Twitter to share his feelings. He wrote, “I feel deeply humbled & honoured to be apportioned as the Chairman of iconic #FTII. I will perform my duties to the best of my abilities.ð??”

I feel deeply humbled & honoured to be apportioned as the Chairman of iconic #FTII. I will perform my duties to the best of my abilities.ð??

— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) October 11, 2017

Bollywood celebrities also took the Twitter route to congratulate Kher on his new drive. Here are few of the wishes: Madhur Bhandarkar:

Heartiest congratulations to @Anupamkher sir for being appointed as the Chairman of FTII ð??

— Madhur Bhandarkar (@imbhandarkar) October 11, 2017

Riteish Deshmukh:

Congratulations @AnupamPkher – best wishes for your new innings. https://t.co/Ftz6nXrT1z

— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) October 11, 2017

Kabir Bedi:

Congrats Anupam! You’ll do wonders! Best man. Cheers! Kabir.@AnupamPkher@FTIIOfficialhttps://t.co/etfiRQyThR

— KABIR BEDI (@iKabirBedi) October 11, 2017

Kushal Tandon:

Perfect choice ! https://t.co/XaYxcKsaaV

— KUSHAL TANDON (@KushalT2803) October 11, 2017

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AIBs Podcast With Ranbir Kapoor Is For Every Fan Who Looks Forward To Another Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani

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Jul 172017

Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif’s latest release ‘Jagga Jasoos’ has got decent reviews, and the actors have been doing a lot of interviews. AIB just released a podcast with Ranbir and it’s one of the very few times you see Ranbir being so candid. But that doesn’t stop the AIB guys from roasting him every now and then in the interview.

From talking about nepotism in the film industry,

To confessing how gossip affects actors.

About mansplaining Katrina in an interview for ‘Jagga Jasoos’,

But AIB’s Rohan Joshi was quick to call out Ranbir

In another good news, even Ranbir is done with coming-of-age movies now

When Robert De Niro met Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor and others at Anupam Kher’s school,

When Rohan Joshi continued to roast Ranbir:

Watch it for yourself:

And the second part:

Anupam Kher's 'The Big Sick' makes Sikandar laugh, cry

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Jun 292017

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Watching veteran actor Anupam Kher’s 500th film “The Big Sick” gave his step-son Sikander mixed emotions.

“This is what a great movie should make you feel like. It made me cry and laugh and it was just fantastic,” Sikandar, an actor, said after the film’s India premiere here on Wednesday.

The movie was screened as part of the MAMI year-round programme in association with MVP Entertainment.

Directed by Michael Showalter, “The Big Sick” is about the real life story of comedian Kumail Nanjiani, who not just features in the lead role but has also penned the film’s screenplay with wife Emily Gordon.

It also features Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano and Adeel Akhtar.

The premiere was attended by Vikramaditya Motwane, Harshvardhan Kapoor, Nina Gupta, Ranvir Shorey, Kirti Kulhari, Tanuja Chandra, Adhiraj Bose, Akshay Roy and Naveen Kasturia.

Harshvardhan said: “It just explores so many complex emotions and dynamics between people and cultures.”

Ranvir was happy to see a film which has “a strong South-Asian story set in the US, and it bridges those gaps which are between this world and that world”.

Anupam, who saw the film for the fifth time, says seeing it in India “was the best experience so far”.

The film revolves around Kumail, a comic who meets an American graduate student named Emily at one of his stand-up shows. As their relationship blossoms, he soon becomes worried about what his traditional Muslim parents will think of her.

When Emily suddenly comes down with an illness that leaves her in a coma, Kumail finds himself developing a bond with her deeply concerned mother and father.

The movie is releasing in India on Friday.

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