Anil Kapoor signed for American TV show 24 !!

American tv will soon be seeing Anil Kapoor playing a Middle Eastern leader in popular TV show 24 from next month.

24 is an American TV series of the action drama genre. 24 is presented in real time, with each season depicting a 24-hour period in the life of Jack Bauer (Keifer Sutherland), who works with the United States government as it fights domestic threats.
Interestingly, Anil has made it clear he will work with his personal crew including his make-up man on the show.

"I plan to work there with the same approach as I do here. I have told them that my own make-up guy, Deepak will accompany me.

They may have their own people, but I plan to work with the same team that has been with me over the years. In fact, it's even mentioned in my contract."

Talking about how he got the show, Anil says, "24 came to me because of Slumdog Millionaire.
I've started watching the show from the first season onwards and plan to finish with the seventh by the time I start shooting for the show.

I have heard that 24 is a cult show, syndicated in over 83 countries. It's really exciting for me to be able to do something like this.

In 24, I play a positive character; that was the first thing I made clear. After Slumdog, I didn't want to play another negative character. I start shooting May-end."

However, before saying yes to the producers, Anil asked for opinions from his kids and their friends. "I obviously ended up asking them as I always do. I asked Sonam, Rhea and Harsh's friends and they all said I shouldn't miss this opportunity.

My children said that even if I had to pay them (the producers), I had to do it!"