Actor Anil Kapoor, who rode on the success of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ to land a plum role in the TV series ’24’, sees a lot of opportunities opening up in Hollywood for Indian actors.
\n“People in Hollywood are very broad-minded and there is no stereotyping of Indian actors. The situation is very optimistic and there are lots of opportunities. My experience of working there has been fantastic,” Anil said.<\/p>\n
The 50-year-old actor stars as the president of a fictional Islamic country in the eighth season of ’24’, which is an action-drama television series produced for the Fox Network.
\nAnil, who is the only Indian face on the show, had to go into extensive research to prepare for his role.<\/p>\n
“To play Omar Hassan, I had to brush up my English first of all. To get under the skin of the character, I watched videos of world leaders on Youtube and read their books and speeches. I had to learn about the politics of the Middle East as well as America,” said Anil.<\/p>\n
As a result, the National award winning actor says that he is now educated about world politics and can actually join politicians in their discussions.<\/p>\n
“I have been meeting many politicians and I can now understand what they are talking about. I am much more aware of world politics now,” said Anil.<\/p>\n
The eighth season of the series premiered in India on AXN this week, even though it was supposed to go on air on August 9.
\n“But I had my hands full promoting ‘Aisha’ and wanted to focus on it completely. So I requested the channel to delay the premiere. Now that the film has seen so much success, my daughters have left on a holiday leaving me here working,” said Anil.<\/p>\n
Despite his Hollywood success, Anil retains his humility.
\n“I am a middle class man, I work 24\/7. I love the world of show business and cinema and anything related to films. Acting is my first love,” said Anil.<\/p>\n
The actor is now planning to re-make the Lindsay Lohan starrer ‘Freaky Friday’ in Hindi once he finds a suitable director.<\/p>\n
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