Anil Kapoor selected Sikandar over the phone for '24'

Anil Kapoor selected Sikandar over the phone for '24'
Monday, July 11, 2016 11:32 IST
By Santa Banta News Network
Sikandar who recently was seen in Tere bin Laden 2 had the reviewers rave about his performance and this time around its none other than Anil Kapoor who was floored by the same. Anil Kapoor 's24 that created the right kind of noise in the first season is all geared to engage and intrigue the viewers with its second outing.

An insider revealed, there are some brilliant additions to this season and Sikandar would also be seen playing a negative Character in the same. One could expect a stellar performance from Sikandar but what helped him get the role was the extra touch that he gave to his character. The actor went on to learn Gorakhpuri only via observing people and picking the language up, not only did he get the dialect right but also his body language t​​o compliment the same.


"When I heard the role I was offered, I wanted to add an extra touch to the character. I thought talking in Gorakhpuri language will give the character a different personality. So i started learning Gorakhpuri language by observing people. Slowly when i got my dialect right i called up Anil Sir and spoke to him in Gorakhpuri.. He instantly loved it and thats how my character shaped up.."​ says Sikandar

​ It was telephonic conversation with Anil Kapoor and that itself helped him seal the deal cause the fluency of the language and the flavor impressed Anil​, Abhinay Deo​ and Rensil and the actor is all excited about his portrayal of his character. On touching base with Sikandar he stated, ​"It's great to be a part of Anil sirs 24 which is a change from your routine TV shows,and working with Anil sir is a great experience.​"​
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