Anil Kapoor's TV Show - 24 Is Casting A Spell On India
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Actor-producer
Anil
Kapoor
is
excited
with
the
response
to
his
debut
television
production
"24" and
feels
that
gradually
the
show
is
casting
a
spell
over
the
entire
country.
With
the
first
episode
aired
Oct
4
this
year
and
six
episodes
telecast
so
far,
the
show
has
struck
a
chord
not
only
with
the
audiences
but
also
film
industry
legends
like
Shabana
Azmi,
Javed
Akhtar
and
Anupam
Kher,
among
others.
"Every
body,
including
(my)
friends,
family,
legends,
are
praise
for
it
('24')
and
saying,
'We
have
not
seen
such
a
show
in
India
till
date'," Anil,
known
for
hit
movies
like
"Mr.
India",
"Tezaab"
and
"Viraasat",
told
reporters
at
the
launch
of
an
interactive
mobile
game
based
on
"24".
In
the
show,
Anil
plays
the
lead
role
of
Jai
Singh
Rathod,
the
chief
of
anti-terrorist
unit.
The
show
captures
the
24
hours
of
Rathore's
life,
where
he
struggles
to
prevent
the
assassination
of
a
prime
ministerial
candidate
and
also
has
to
save
his
daughter,
who
has
been
kidnapped
by
terrorists.
"There
are
some
shows
that
trade
doesn't
like.
Some
shows
are
there
that
the
film
industry
doesn't
like,
while
some
shows
are
not
liked
by
the
television
industry
people
or
people
of
advertising
world.
Some
shows
don't
find
their
favourite
spot
among
the
audience
and
kids,
but
this
show
is
kind
of
spreading
like
magic
over
the
country," added
the
53-year-old.
Anil
gives
credit
to
the
team's
hard
work
and
passion.
"I
have
been
working
in
the
industry
for
the
last
36
years,
but
I
feel
that
nobody
would
have
done
such
tremendous
amount
of
work,
so
much
hard
work
with
so
much
passion
till
date
as
much
as
the
entire
team
and
I
have
done
for
the
show,"
the
actor
said.