Anil Kapoor now teams up with Danny Boyle for a thriller

“Kapoor is perfect as the television host!” Variety
“Anil Kapoor is splendid as Prem the TV show’s quizmaster.”
Telegraph, UK
“Anil Kapoor makes a memorably narcissistic and two-faced quiz host smiling disingenuously while trying to ensure the contestant loses.” The Independent

That's high praise indeed. And all of it in addition to the fact that Danny Boyle is now planning a thriller with Anil Kapoor. “Yes, I’m doing another film with him,” says the actor. Sweet redemption indeed for the actor who has long had a reputation of a talented actor.

Slumdog Millionaire has won four trophies at the prestigious Golden Globe Awards, usually, a precursor to Academy Awards. The film has already been part of major festivals—Toronto, London, Dubai and will later this month, premiere at the Jaipur Literary Festival.

Kapoor thought that movie had its heart in the right place but had not imagined that it would snowball into international acclaim. “When you are in a film, you can’t gauge how it’s going to fare. I liked the story though. It’s a story the world can relate to — a love story with a happy ending, good guy-bad guy. In fact, like Deewar it also has two brothers on the opposite sides of law. It’s almost a Dickensian story.”

The film remained in the North American Top 12 for four consecutive weekends despite being played in limited theatres. And given the impressive number of awards and accolades, Fox Searchlight even expanded its release to 500 theatres. It was interesting that he had been receiving offers for hosting television shows namely Dus Ka Dum for Sony and A Moment Of Truth by Star TV.

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