Vivek Agnihotri reveals Anupam Kher’s character in The Kashmir Files

• Anupam Kher shared a sneak peek of his Zee Cine Awards 2023.
• He said won the Viewers Choice Best Actor prize for his performance.
• Vivek Agnihotri-directed film The Kashmir Files.

Anupam Kher, an actor, shared a sneak peek of his Zee Cine Awards 2023 victory on Monday. He is said to have won the Viewers’ Choice Best Actor prize for his performance in the 2022 movie The Kashmir Files. In the video, the prize was given to him by director of The Kashmir Files Vivek Agnihotri.

In the footage, Vivek and Anupam were seen hugging one other warmly on stage. Vivek paused before presenting the prize and related a story involving their movie. During his formative years in Mumbai, he met Anupam Kher‘s father, Pushkarnath Kher, and mentioned that the actor’s father was the inspiration for the character. Anupam portrays Pushkar Nath Pandit in the film.

Vivek said, “Yeh award mai Kher sahab ko du, uske pehle mai ek choti se baat jo ki Kashmir Files se related hai batana chahata hu. Mai jab Bambai aya tha toh mai apna career Kher sahab ki company me shuru kiya tha. Aur, Kher sahab toh zayada office me hotein nahin they. Inke buzurg pita ji they. Main unse humesha mila karta tha and ek badvut personality they… jisko aap India ka common man mante ho. Unki chavi mere dimag me itni zyada thi ki when I went to narrate this role to Kher sahab in New York in his apartment. Kher sahab ne bola ‘acha, toh iss character ka naam aapne socha hai’ (Before giving out this award I would like to share something about our film, The Kashmir Files. When I had come to Mumbai I started my career with his company. While he wasn’t seen much in the office, it was his old father who used to be there. He had a very unique personality, what you call a common man of India. When I was narrating the role of Anupam, I had his father’s face on my mind. He had asked me if I decided on any name for his character).”

 

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“My director @vivekagnihotri discusses how we came up with the name Pushkar Nath for my character at the @ZeeCineAwards, before giving over the best actor trophy to me at the @ZeeCineAwards.” Anupam said beside the video he shared. After his victory, a supporter said, “Congratulations sir. You merit it. Another person chimed in, saying, ” Another person jumped in, saying, “You so richly deserve this award!! As always mentioned that you are a cut above the rest placing you in a league of your own.”

The Kashmir Files, a Vivek Agnihotri-directed film, focused on the supposed flight of Kashmiri Pandits from the region in the 1990s. Darshan Kumaar, Pallavi Joshi, and Mithun Chakraborty also starred in the movie. The movie apparently received several honours at the Zee Cine Awards.

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