Anil Kapoor said he was advised to wait 8-10 years before switching to senior players but focused more on financial pressure. The actor, who starred Priyanka Chopra and Sonam Kapoor’s father in the film, will now appear as a police officer in his upcoming Netflix film, Thar. She will be seen with her son Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor on screen in the film.
Anil switched to older characters in the late 2000s. He played the father of Priyanka Chopra and Ranveer Singh in DilDhadakne Do, the father of Sonam Kapoor in EkLadkiKoDekhaTohAisaLaga, the uncle of Arjun Kapoor in Mubarakan and the father of big dreams about his daughter Fanney Khan .
Speaking about eventually moving to such a role, Anil Kapoor told Film Companion in an interview, “Everyone said I could wait 8-10 years to get the change. 6-7 years more I could go on as the so-called. Kind of man for sale. I said, ‘I don’t want to. to deal with this stress now. ‘ I said, “Let me take a change and start making good characters and make the young man take that responsibility, so that it does not fall on my shoulders. ‘That was a good decision for me, I was not disappointed with myself. . “
Anil also said it was Harsh who advised him to agree to play Priyanka’s father at DilDhadakne Do. Since Anil had obstacles, Harsh told Anil that he was not his real father but that he was just playing a character.
In addition to Thar, Anil also has a Jug Jugg Jeeyo scheduled for release. It also features stars Neetu Kapoor, Varun Dhawan and Kiara Advani.
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