MUMBAI: As his film “Tanvi The Great” is back in theatres once again, veteran actor Anupam Kher says he strongly believes in the power of second chances in life and cinema.
Anupam took to Instagram, where he shared a video. In the clip, the actor is seen talking about second chances.
“Namaste friends, what I want to share with you, I want to share with you that I believe in second chances a lot. In life, second chances are sometimes better than the first chance. Many people may not know that life gave me a second chance before I came into the film career.”
Sharing a personal anecdote, Anupam, who has worked in over 500 films, took a trip down memory lane and recalled how he was once removed from Mahesh Bhatt’s Saaransh just 10 days before the shoot, with Sanjeev Kumar being cast in his place.
“I was working in Saaransh film, and I was fired from the film 10 days before the shooting. And Sanjeev Kumar sir was hired. Then I went to Mr. Mahesh Bhatt and fought with him. I told him, ‘You are making a film on truth. I have been rehearsing for this film for 6 months. How can you fire me now?’ I fought a lot and cried a lot, ” Anupam said.
He said that he got a second chance.
“And today I have been working in films for 40 years. I have done almost 500–550 films. Now what I believe in the second chance is that we are releasing our film Tanvi The Great again. In the first, this film was ignored by some people. Some did not even know that this film was released, ” he said.
“And those who saw it, they liked it very much. It got very good reviews. It got very good praise. We did its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Then we showed it in New York. We showed it to President Sahiba. We showed it to the Army Chief, Delhi Chief Minister, and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister. A lot of people liked it.”