Here's Why Anil Kapoor Touched Anthony Hopkins Feet After Slumdog Millionaire Won An International Award

Anil Kapoor played a significant role in Danny Boyle’s Oscar winning film Slumdog Millionaire also featuring Dev Patel and Frieda Pinto. The film was received well and introduced the world to the acting chops of Anil Kapoor. In a recent interview with Indiewire, Anil Kapoor took a trip down the memory lane and recalled his reaction at the time when Slumdog Millionaire bagged SAG Awards.

Speaking with the portal, Anil Kapoor revealed that he went and touched the feet of Anthony Hopkins, leaving him puzzled. He shared, “We received Best Ensemble, and your peers all over the world have given you this award, so it is a great moment. I land up on the stage and there is Anthony Hopkins, and so I just went and touched his feet. He said, ‘What are you doing?’ I said that’s how Indians are; I respect you, you’re elder to me, you’re senior to me, and it was wonderful to be on a stage and receive that award.”

The Fighter actor further addressed his popularity in the west, despite Slumdog Millionaire releasing a long time back, “I get really surprised sometimes at the kind of people who still know me, still remember me, and want to work with me. It’s still continuing. They say, ‘I’ve written the role with you in mind.’ I get a shock. ‘Slumdog’ released 14 years back. And ‘Mission: Impossible’ and ’24,’ it’s been so many years, but there are certain filmmakers and casting directors who still remember me. I’m very fortunate.”

Anil Kapoor also recently shed light on the challenges he faced during the shoot of his latest film Fighter, talking about the role of a commanding officer and a fighter pilot, he says, “The real challenge was that I’m playing a commanding officer and a fighter pilot. So, the physical transformation, I didn’t want to starve myself. So, I had to look fit and look that age also. That was a big challenge.”

The seasoned actor also remembers his journey of playing characters in the armed forces, dating back to 1978 with the film Param Vir Chakra. Kapoor shares a heartfelt moment, expressing his hope that the late Raj Kapoor, a great filmmaker, would appreciate his portrayal of an Air Force officer, a role the legendary director had envisioned for him.

Before Fighter, Anil Kapoor was praised for his character Balbir Singh in Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s blockbuster film, Animal, also starring Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna.