Taal clocks 23: Anil Kapoor shares BTS pictures; calls it the reason he got Slumdog Millionaire

Anil Kapoor has been in the industry for quite a time now and have several hits to the industry. Today Anil expressed his gratitude to the makers and the cast of his 1999 film 'Taal' which also featured Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Akshayee Khanna. 

He also shared a little anecdote about how he garnered this film and wat it means to him. Anil took to his social media handle and shared a bunch of BTS pictures from the film's sets. In one of the pictures he was seen with Aish. In another snap he was seen standing with director Shubhash Ghai. 

Sharing these snaps Anil wrote, "23 years of Taal! I will forever be grateful to have been a part of this iconic movie. In many ways, I was destined to do it, as my role was first offered to Govinda but ultimately came to me. It was Taal that Danny Boyle saw and my performance in it made him offer me, Slumdog Millionaire, I thank my lucky stars for the love and support of the phenomenally talented showman @subhashghai1 saab and for 4 hugely successful milestone films with him!."

For the unversed, Anil Kapoor appeared alongside Dev Patel and Frieda Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire. He was portrayed in the movie as the "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" host. In February 2009, the movie won the Best Picture Oscar, among other Academy Awards.

In 1999, Subhash Ghai co-wrote, edited, produced, and directed the Hindi musical romantic drama film Taal. Taal had its world premiere at the Chicago International Film Festival and was a part of the Celebrating Dance in Indian Cinema section of the 45th International Film Festival of India. It was also a "official selection" during the 2005 Ebertfest: Roger Ebert's Film Festival.