Anil Kapoor shared this photo. (Image courtesy: AnilKapoor )
Strong points
- Laseeruddin Shah turned 70 on Monday
- Anil Kapoor shared a photo back on Twitter
- “Thank you for being such a big influence,” he wrote.
New Delhi:
Happy birthday, Naseeruddin Shah! When the actor was 70 years old on Monday, his Karma co-star Anil Kapoor shared a million dollar photo with a special note for the lead actor. Anil Kapoor, in his article, revealed that it was Naseeruddin Shah who “encouraged” him to make his first Telugu film – Vamsa Vruksham. The 1980 film marked Anil’s debut as a lead actor. Recalling the “contribution of Naseeruddin Shah to his career” in the film industry, Anil Kapoor wrote: “Happy birthday to the actor whose contribution to my career is immense – Naseeruddin Shah. Woh 7 Din to encourage me to make my first regional film in telugu, thank you for making me realize that the game has no language and for being a great influence and inspiration for all the actors! “
Happy birthday to the actor whose contribution to my career is immense #NaseeruddinShah to make Woh 7 Din to encourage me to make my first regional Telugu film, thank you for making me realize that the game has no language and to be a great influence and inspiration for all the actors! pic.twitter.com/Qzazs8TylT
– Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) July 20, 2020
Naseeruddin Shah and Anil Kapoor shared screen space for the first time in the 1980 film Hum Paanch, in which Anil played a role of cameo. The duo was then seen together in Anil Kapoor’s first Hindi film as a lead actor – Woh 7 Din, released in 1983. Naseeruddin Shah and Anil Kapoor then worked together in 1986 Karma, 1996’s Rajkumar and in 2015 Welcome back.
Naseeruddin Shah is best known for his performances in critically acclaimed films such as Masoom, Sarfarosh, Iqbal, Wednesday, Monsoon wedding and Maqbool, to name a few. Mr. Shah, who has won three National Film Awards in his film career, has also appeared in several international projects such as Such a long journey, the great new wonderful and Mango dreams.
Anil Kapoor was last seen as a cop Malang which came out this year. He will then be seen in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, with Kartik Aaryan.
