Anupam
Kher
will
be
seen
yet
again
with
Shahid
Kapoor
in
Mausam.
Kher
has
been
asked
to
join
the
unit
in
Edinburgh.
The
busy
actor
says,
"I'm
yet
to
get
a
clear
indication
of
my
role.
But
the
fact
that
Pankaj
is
directing
is
enough
incentive
for
me.
I'm
very
fond
of
him
as
an
actor
and
as
a
human
being.
And
I
also
like
his
son
Shahid
a
lot.
In
fact
in
his
brief
career,
I've
played
Shahid's
father
thrice
(in
Sooraj
Barjatya's
Vivah,
Dil
Bole
Hadippa
and
Badmaash
Company)."
This
time,
though,
Anupam
isn't
playing
Shahid's
father.
It
is
apparently
the
role
that
Pankaj
Kapoor
had
earmarked
for
himself.
Now
with
direction
proving
a
full-time
occupation,
Pankaj
would
much
rather
concentrate
on
direction
and
let
the
others
do
the
acting.
However,
the
dates
for
Mausam
are
still
being
worked
out.
Anupam
now
flies
out
to
the
Lake
District
in
England
for
a
walk-on
talkathon
on
the
BBC's
prestigious
business
talk
show
Peschartdt's
People.
The
internationally-known
host
Michael
Peschardt
is
known
to
grill
the
world's
most
authoritative
entertainers
and
academicians
including,
from
India,
N.
Narayana
Murthy,
Vijay
Mallya
and
Amitabh
Bachchan.
Says
Anupam,
"I
like
representing
our
country
on
international
platforms.
Especially
on
a
non-film
based
platform.
I
think
I've
moved
ahead
of
being
just
an
actor."
Considering
the
response
to
it,
does
Anupam
feel
a
sense
of
relief
for
opting
out
of
Gurinder
Chadha's
It's
A
Wonderful
Afterlife
when
his
wife
was
offered
what
he
thought
was
an
insubstantial
role?
Retorts
Anupam,
"Not
at
all.
Gurinder
gave
me
my
first
major
international
break
in
Bend
It
Like
Beckham.
How
can
I
forget
that?
Our
relationship
goes
far
beyond
one
film.
I'm
sure
we'll
be
working
together
again
shortly."
Story first published: Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 13:32 [IST]