Anupam Kher to Film his Life

Anupam Kher to Film his Life
Monday, August 13, 2007 13:27 IST
By Subhash K Jha, Santa Banta News Network
/> Anupam Kher will soon be making a film based on events in his own life.

The actor-producer's new protégée Neeraj Pandey who's also scripting Anupam's second directorial venture Dosti Badi Cheez Hai is working out the modalities of making the actor's eventful journey from Simla to Bollywood into a movie featuring Anupam in lead.

This would be a rare Indian film where the protagonist would star in his own story.

"It won't be so difficult for Neeraj to direct a film on my life, " says Anupam who's getting ready to be seen as a dead man in Rahul Rawail's comedy Buddha Mar Gaya.

"Neeraj has a ready reference point in me. Not too many directors get to make autobiographical films starring the subject of the autobiography. Neeraj also has my long-running play Kuch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai to refer back to."

There's just one hitch. The title Kuch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai has been registered by playwright Feroz Abbas Khan as his legal property.

Shrugs Anupam. "That's sad. Because a film based on my play without the title Kuch Bhi Ho Sakta is unimaginable to me or to the thousands who have watched the play. However it doesn't matter. We'll give our film another title."

Interestingly Anupam won't be the first actor to make a one-character film on his life. In 1964 Sunil Dutt made the ultra-experimental Yaadein based on his own marriage to Nargis.

Would Anupam's autobiographical film have other characters, or would it be a one-character vehicle like the play?

"It will be as true to my life as the play, even if we change the title, " says Anupam tongue firmly in cheek.
Sidharth Malhotra Gears Up for a Blockbuster Comedy with Director Raaj Shaandilyaa!

Bollywood heartthrob Sidharth Malhotra is all set to headline an upcoming big-budget comedy film

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Neha Sharma Embraces Tranquility in the Maldives Amid Serene Getaway!

Bollywood Star Neha Sharma Shares Dreamy Moments from Her Maldives Vacation

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Fatima Sana Shaikh Reveals Her True Love Affair - And It's Not What You Think!

Bollywood Star Fatima Sana Shaikh Embraces Her Timeless Romance With Sarees

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Arjun Kapoor Reveals Filmmaking, Not Acting, Was His First Love!

Bollywood Star Arjun Kapoor Opens Up About His Passion for Directing and Storytelling

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Sunny Deol reveals why he wasn't initially happy about his famous dialogue being used in Jaat in IMDb's Behind The Scenes'!

Jaat, the highly anticipated action thriller recently released in cinemas. Starring Sunny Deol, Viineet Kumar

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT