LONDON: Indian actor Anupam Kher has received a nomination for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards in 2018 for his work in a BBC project.
Anupam is nominated for his performance in the adaptation of Satnam Sanghera’s memoir “The Boy with the Topknot“, a TV movie.
The actor, who has featured in about 500 films, is up against Adrian Dunbar (Line of Duty), Brian F O’Byrne (Little Boy Blue) and Jimmi Simpson – USS Callister (Black Mirror) for the Best Supporting Actor trophy.
Anupam tweeted on Wednesday: “Thank you Bafta for the nomination. I feel honoured and humbled.”
Thank you @BAFTA for the nomination. I feel honoured and humbled. ?? #TheBoyWithTheTopKnot https://t.co/MMynVL7YoB
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) April 4, 2018
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced the nominations for the annual Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards on Wednesday, read a statement on bafta.org.
It will reward the best television programmes broadcast in the UK in 2017. The ceremony will be held at the Royal Festival Hall on May 13.
Meanwhile, Anupam Kher has started shooting for the political drama The Accidental Prime Minister in London.
The actor is essaying the role of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the film and says that it is an “immense challenge”. He revealed the first look of his character in a Twitter post on Thursday.
Happy to share my first look of #DrManmohanSingh, India’s Former Prime Minister from the movie #TheAccidentalPrimeMinister directed by #VijayRatnakarGutte & produced by #BohraBrothers. Creative producer is @mehtahansal. Film is based on #SanjayBaru’s book with the same title. ? pic.twitter.com/0deopR3GYx
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) April 5, 2018
The film is based on a book by Sanjaya Baru, a former media advisor to Manmohan Singh.
Kher, in a statement, said: “The opportunity of portraying a contemporary personality like Dr Manmohan Singh in ‘The Accidental Prime Minister‘ is an immense challenge for me as an actor. He is part of a 24/7 media era where the world knows his persona minutely.”
“I have been internalising this character for the past few months. I look forward to translating that effort into cinematic reality.”
The movie is directed by debutant Vijay Ratnakar Gutte, along with Hansal Mehta as the creative producer and also features Akshaye Khanna as Baru.
The film is scheduled to release on December 21.
