After
sharing
screen
space
with
Robert
De
Niro
in
Oscar-nominated
film
Silver
Linings
Playbook,
Anupam
Kher
is
now
making
a
short
film
in
tribute
to
the
Hollywood
veteran.
I
Went
Shopping
For
Robert
De
Niro,
a
29
minute
short
film
in
honour
of
his
Oscar-nominated
co-star,
is
Kher's
next
directorial
venture.
He
is
also
producing
the
film
under
his
banner
Actor
Prepares
Mumbai,
named
after
his
acting
school.
"I
have
been
wanting
to
direct
a
film
for
the
past
one
year.
When
I
came
back
from
the
USA
after
completing
Silver
Lining's
Playbook,
Yamini,
the
writer
of
the
short
film,
narrated
the
concept
to
me
and
I
thought
it
is
a
wonderful
story
and
I
wanted
to
tell
it.
I
decided
to
direct
and
produce
it," Kher
told
the
PTI.
The
cast
and
crew
include
fans
of
De
Niro,
who
have
worked
passionately
to
pay
their
respects
to
the
69-year-old
actor.
I
went
Shopping
for
Robert
De
Niro
is
a
story
of
two
girls
at
the
crossroads
of
their
lives
and
what
happens
to
them
on
that
particular
day
when
they
go
shopping
for
De
Niro.
Yamini
Kshirsagar
and
Rimal
Arora
play
the
lead
roles
in
the
film.