Anupam Kher On Tanvi: The Great, Comparison With Sitaare Zameen Par, Shubhangi Dutt & Robert De Niro

In an exclusive interview with Bollywood Bubble, Anupam Kher speaks at length about returning to direction after a two-decade hiatus and selecting a film that took four years to make. Speaking to host Ankita Bhalla, the veteran actor weighs in on comparisons of his film Tanvi: The Great with Aamir Khan’s Sitaare Zameen Par, focusing on specially-abled kids, and if the film’s box office run will be equal to SZP.

Anupam Kher reveals facing financial hurdles to make the film, selecting lead actor Shubhangi Dutt from an acting workshop, and whether her character bears any resemblance to Priyanka Chopra’s Barfi performance. Anupam reveals teaching neurodivergent kids for free, getting inspired by his autistic niece to tell the story and how the incidents changed his life. He, along with Shubhangi and actor Karan Tacker, shares the experience of their film’s premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and what happened when legendary Hollywood star Robert De Niro saw and reviewed the film in NYC!

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