Anupam Kher on his legacy: ‘Want to be remembered as a great person, not an actor’| Interview
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More than four decades after making his debut in Bollywood , Anupam Kher continues to reinvent himself with an array of diverse roles. But the star believes his journey is far from over, insisting that he still has a long way to go.
Adding to this, Anupam Kher has built a career on versatility, balancing drama and thrill with comedy. While his body of work has collected him immense acclaim, Anupam says he hopes his legacy extends beyond his performances. More than being remembered as an accomplished star, he wants people to remember him as a good human being.
Meanwhile, Anupam has built a career on versatility, balancing drama and thrill with comedy. He won hearts as the lovable father in Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, delivered memorable laughs in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and Khosla Ka Ghosla . He has proved that his journey has always been about much more than comic roles. Beyond his comic turns, Anupam has delivered several hard-hitting performances in films such as A Wednesday , The Kashmir Files, and most of late, Metro... In Dino.
Notably, “Abhi toh shuruwat hui hai, abhi toh bahut kuch karna hai (I have just begun. I have still so much to do)... I enjoy my journey on a daily basis. I don't look back. I'm very proud of the fact that I have achieved so much, but I don't gloat about it,” Anupam tells us.
As per the latest buzz, The 71-year-old continues, “I don't carry the burden of Anupam Kher on my shoulders. Every day is a great day. Every day life is beautiful. Every day I wake up, and I say ‘Thank you, God, I woke up’. A lot of people do not wake up.”
In further updates, When asked how he would like his legacy to be remembered, Anupam says he hopes people look beyond his films and remember him for the person he was.
On top of that, He shared, “I want people to remember that he was a good human being. That's it. That's what matters because merese phele bahut kamal ke log aaye hain, aur mere baad bhi ayenge (There have been many remarkable people before me, and there will be many more after me)… Abhi Ashaji aur Dharam ji gaye hain, jinhone kitna kaam kiya tha (Just of late, we lost Asha ji (Asha Bhosle) and Dharam ji (Dharmendra), who had contributed so much through their work)."
“I'm not interested in being remembered as a great star. Of course, there have been so many great actors. But if I have touched people's lives somewhere, that is what stays with people for a longer time,” he shares.
Source: Hindustan Times