Anupam to do a Pakistanni film.

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Posted: 18 years ago

Subhash K Jha

Anupam Kher

Anupam Kher seems to be in experimental mode. He has just completed a laugh riot, Victoria 203, where he teams up with Om Puri. From next week he joins Om's closest peer, Naseeruddin Shah, to do a thriller called Wednesday with new director Neeraj Pathak.

And then, Anupam will do his first play on screen - Makarand Deshpande's Karodon Mein Ek.

Anupam says, "I had seen Karodon Mein Ek many years ago. I badly wanted to play Makarand's part. And now I have the chance to do the play's film version that Makarand will direct. I play a man with a multiple personality disorder."

Given his experience as an actor, Anupam hopes to combine his theatre and cinema skills for Karodon Mein Ek.

His most unusual assignment this year is Shashi Ranjan's comedy, Mungeri Rocks which is an Indo-Pak co-production. "It will have Indian and Pakistani actors and will be shot in Dubai," says Anupam.

Anupam is unfazed by the fact that the role was first offered to Boman Irani. He says, "Every role has its own destiny. I was supposed to play Mogambo in Mr India until Amrish Puri stepped in."

Anupam is excited by the prospect of being in a film that will take his creativity across the border. "I'm going through a very exciting phase where I'm doing plum roles in small films. Boman, Naseer, Om and I are eligible for similar roles. But I don't see us as interchangeable. If Naseer does a Parzania, I do a Khosla Ka Ghosla. We're all well-positioned in our respective careers," adds Anupam