Indian film star Anil Kapoor, better known in the West for his role in Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog Millionaire” and “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol”, made a splash at the recently concluded Toronto International Film Festival with “Thank You For Coming” – which he co-produces and stars in.
Kapoor, who has filmed movies such as “Taal” and “Humara Dil Aapke Paas Hain” among others in the 6ix, tells ET Canada’s Sangita Patel that Toronto is a lucky city for him and adds that attending the TIFF was always on his bucket list. “I’ve been coming to Toronto… [it] is a very lucky & fantastic city.
And now I’m here for ‘Thank You For Coming.’ TIFF was on my bucket list. I’ve been everywhere for all the festivals and the big entertainment events — the Golden Globes, the Oscars, Cannes and the BFI but never TIFF,” says Kapoor.
Kapoor also revolutionized Indian television by becoming one of the first cine stars to appear in a leading role in a television series – the Indian adaptation of Kiefer Sutherland’s “24”.
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