Riding high on the success of Slumdog Millionaire’s stupendous run at the awards, Anil Kapoor is now all set to play a key role in the popular American TV show, 24 – if all goes according to plan.
Sources report that he was approached a few days after the Oscar awards night.
“The new season of 24 begins in May and Anil will be part of that season,” the source continues.
Anil’s camp, however, chose to play safe and a close friend of his told an Indian newspaper, “The modalities are being worked out. Anil is very kicked about this offer.”
According to reports Anil will play an Indian counter-terrorist cop who teams up with Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland in the eighth season of the long-running programme.
But it seems that the actor doesn t want to open his cards so soon. When asked to confirm his role in American TV action drama, Anil said: "It s too early to say something. Negotiations are still going on. So, I can t confirm you anything at this stage. It s my agency in LA which is handing all that."
But an unconfirmed source from the production house said: "Anil would play Jack Bauer's counterpart in India. It's not known yet whether Anil will appear in just one episode of whether he'll be a recurring character. Either way the producers are very excited about having him onboard."
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