After
an
exhilirating
time
at
the
BAFTA
(The
British
Academy
Of
Film
and
Television
Arts)
awards
on
Sunday
evening
where
he
hobnobbed
with
Matt
Dillon,
Mickey
Rourke
and
Harvey
Weinstein,
Anil
Kapoor
took
off
for
Paris
on
Monday
night
with
his
wife
Sunita
for
what
qualifies
as
a
second
honeymoon.
Getting
uncharacteristically
romantic
and
nostalgic,
the
actor,
who,
normally,
looks
into
the
future,
suddenly
journeyed
back
to
his
courtship
days.
He
says,
“Not
too
many
people
know
this.
But,
during
our
days
as
students,
Sunita
and
I
had
gone
to
Nice
in
France
with
a
bunch
of
friends." There,
their
love
really
blossomed.
Blushes
Anil,
“Those
were
the
days.
We
had
no
money.
I
remember
that
I
had
10-15
francs
in
my
pocket
and
I
wanted
to
show
Sunita
the
entire
city
(smiles).
We
would
have
a
full-fledged
breakfast
in
the
hotel
and
I
would
stuff
the
bread
from
the
hotel
in
my
pocket
to
eat
later
for
lunch."
Anil
had
vowed
he
would
take
Sunita
back
to
France
one
day
and
give
her
the
royal
treatment.
Says
the
actor,
“We
are
taking
a
train
from
London
to
Paris.
This
is
very
romantic.
It
is
a
rare
holiday
for
us,
just
the
two
of
us.
Though
Paris
is
Sonam"s
favourite
city,
she
couldn't
accompany
us
because
she
is
shooting.
And,
in
a
way,
I
am
glad,"
grins
Anil
who
has
just
spent
an
evening
hobnobbing
with
the
who"s
who
of
Hollywood
at
BAFTA.
Declares
Anil,
“I
shook
hands
with
and
congratulated
Katheryn
Bigelow
the
minute
she
got
the
best
director
award.
It
was
such
a
glorious
moment
for
her.
Everyone
thought
that
James
Cameron
would
get
it
for
Avatar."
Anil
also
got
to
spend
a
lot
of
time
with
his
friend,
Mickey
Rourke.
The
two
bonded
during
Anil"s
stint
for
the
Oscar
promotion
of
Slumdog
Millionaire
in
Los
Angeles.
But
Anil
completely
rubbishes
reports
in
a
section
of
the
Mumbai
press
about
collaborating
with
Rourke.
“There
is
absolutely
no
truth
to
this.
Why
should
I
collaborate
with
Mickey
or
any
other
Hollywood
actor?
I
want
our
cinema
and
actors
to
be
accepted
in
the
West
on
our
own
terms."
Anil
also
got
to
meet
and
spend
time
with
superstar
Matt
Damon.
“In
fact,"
says
Anil,
excitedly,
“Matt
and
I
were
on
the
same
table
and
spent
a
lot
of
time
discussing
cinema.
Of
course,
he
has
seen
Slumdog.
It
is
astonishing
how
much
Matt
knew
about
Indian
cinema."
The
other
actor
Anil
hugely
enjoyed
fraternizing
with
is
Christopher
Waltz
who
won
the
'best
supporting
actor' award
for
Quentin
Tarantino"s
Inglorious
Busterds.
Mentions
Anil,
“I
loved
Christopher"s
speech.
He
said
if
there
was
no
Quentin,
no
Brad
Pitt,
no
co-actors
and
technicians,
he
wouldn"t
be
there.
I
have
always
believed
in
that
work
ethic.
Filmmaking
is
a
team
effort
and
an
actor
is
just
a
part
of
that
team."
Last
year,
Anil
existed
at
BAFTA
for
Slumdog
Millionaire.
This
year,
he
was
just
an
observer.
But
he
has
no
regrets.
He
utters,
“It
was
great
fun
being
at
the
BAFTA
awards
for
the
second
time
in
a
row.
I
was
asked
on
the
red
carpet
how
different
it
felt
this
time.
To
me,
it
didn"t
feel
any
different." Incidentally,
Anil"s
wife
did
not
accompany
him
to
the
BAFTA
function.
Anil
went
with
a
friend,
thereby
confirming
the
belief
that
Mrs.
Kapoor
likes
to
stay
away
from
her
husband"s
career.