Evergreen actor Anil Kapoor is an institution in himself, isn’t he? Anil is close to completing four decades in the industry and is showing no signs of stopping or slowing down. The father of three children has a childlike enthusiasm about him and is willing to improve even at this stage in his career.
‘Slumdog Millionaire’, remember this film? This iconic film brought so many laurels to India and even won an Oscar. Now, Anil Kapoor has shared a great anecdote and it involves music maestro AR Rahman.
Anil Kapoor and AR Rahman on Monday(Feb 4) celebrated 10 years of Slumdog Millionaire’s Oscar win, which included two Academy Awards for Rahman for original score and the original song “Jai Ho”. According to a report in The Indian Express, at the event, Rahman shared with media persons how Kapoor missed seeing him receiving the Golden Globe award all because the composer was “thirsty”.
“Remember the Golden Globes? I was sitting next to Anil and I was so thirsty. He was very kind and said he will get a Sprite for me. By the time he went and got it, I got the award,” recalled Rahman.
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Anil Kapoor then joined in the fun and said, “I will never forgive him. I was waiting for him to get an award. An Indian, Rahman sahab going on stage and getting an award but he was thirsty, so I said I will go. There was so much crowd at the bar counter, by the time I was back, he got the award.”
Anil is a truly a great role model for youngsters all around the world and is still very humble and down to earth.
‘Slumdog Millionaire’ broke several shackles and told the world that India has great potential and an abundance of energy and talent.
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