Anupam Kher Fought When Robert De Niro Wanted Him Out From Silver Linings Playbook Scene: 'Bradley Cooper...'
Sikandar Kher shared life lessons from his stepfather Anupam Kher, highlighting perseverance. Anupam stood up to Robert De Niro on Silver Linings Playbook.
Actor Sikandar Kher shared the life lessons he’s learned from his stepfather, Anupam Kher. He said Anupam taught him the importance of perseverance. Sikandar also remembered a story where Anupam stood up for himself against Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper when he heard he might be removed from a scene in The Silver Linings Playbook, starring Jennifer Lawrence and directed by David O. Russell.
Recalling it, Sikandar said on the Qisse with Kopal podcast, “A man who is already drenched isn’t afraid of the rain; that’s something I learned from him. His tenacity… When he got to know that he had been replaced in Saaransh without being informed, and he had to leave Mumbai because he didn’t have any money. But before leaving, he decided to give Mahesh Bhatt a piece of his mind, and he did it so hard that he got the part."
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Sikandar said that Robert De Niro, his father’s favorite actor, worked with Anupam Kher on Silver Linings Playbook. During a rehearsal, De Niro thought Anupam shouldn’t be in the scene. “He felt that his character wouldn’t let my dad’s character in the house because he didn’t like him. He thought, let me just give them a piece of my mind. And he went and gave the director a piece of his mind in front of the whole set; there’s Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Chris Tucker, Robert De Niro… He explained to them why he should be in the scene. Director looks at De Niro and asks, ‘Bob?’ And De Niro said okay. My father is a nobody there, he’s from India. He could’ve lost that part. But he went there and just did it, and held on to his self-respect. That’s the stuff I need to learn," Sikandar recalled.
Recently, Sikandar has made a comeback to films with supporting roles in Monica O My Darling and Monkey Man. He also appeared in the series Aarya and Citadel: Honey Bunny.
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