Anupam Kher directs short film tribute to Robert De Niro

Actor Anupam Kher ‘s short film ‘I Went Shopping For Niro’ based on Hollywood’s legendary actor Robert De Niro is Laced with choicest desi expletives, and also the F word. The movie was premiered at the ongoing International Indian Film Festival (IIFA) weekend in Florida on Thursday. Anupam was thankful to his friend Anil Kapoor as being instrumental in getting the movie made.

As per sources, Anupam Kher defended the bonanza of expletives in the movie as, “You can’t make a film on Robert De Niro without using the F word. Well, the other reason is, the younger generation today actually uses the word F**K a lot, and may be not as an abuse but more of a habit… so the portrayal is quite real.”

Written by Kher’s acting school’s associate, Shivangi Khshirsagar, who also plays one of the protagonists, the 30-minute film is based on the fun exploits of two young women in Mumbai who work for Anupam Kher’s acting school. Kher assigns them to find a gift for De Niro before he leaves for the US to shoot with him on David O Russell’s Oscar-nominated film Silver Linings Playbook.

Meanwhile, his Bollywood fraternity went all out to compliment Kher on his venture. “What the f**c have you done? Kamaal kar diya sirji” said David Dhawan, while Riteish Deshmukh , Gulshan Grover were all praise for Anupam.