Anupam Kher: Tried level bestto get Amitabh Bachchan on myshow

[Thakur]

Veteran actor Anupam Kher's forthcoming
show titled "The Anupam Kher Show - Kucch
Bhi Ho Sakta Hai" has some popular names
like Shah Rukh Khan, Naseeruddin Shah and
Akshay Kumar as guests. But he was unable to
shoot with Amitabh Bachchan for the chat
show despite all his efforts and is hopeful of
getting the megastar in the next season.
The celebrity chat show with live audience is
an extension of Anupam's renowned
autobiographical play "Kuch Bhi Ho Sakta
Hai" , which is about his failures, setbacks and
how he manages to laugh at them. He has
been doing the play for the last 10 years and
inspiring many since then.
And now, he is ready to unfold stories of
celebrities including popular comedian Kapil
Sharma and cricketer Yuvraj Singh apart from
Bollywood biggies like Vidya Balan and
Mahesh Bhatt, through his conversations with
them.
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"All were interesting. Every individual has a
story and all are interesting if they talk about
the truth. Success of the show is based on
honesty. They've come to me trusting me
completely. I didn't give them brief," Anupam
told reporters here.
He said it was difficult to choose guests for
the show, but knew that he wanted to take
"people who are known because they become
role models".
And when it comes to the Indian film
industry, nothing gets bigger than Big B. But
unfortunately, he couldn't have an inspiring
conversation with Amitabh on the show.
"I tried my level best to get Mr. Bachchan.
His dates were clashing, so he said next
season. I think Salman (Khan) will be
hopefully there too. Apart from them, there
are others also from different walks of life
who have great stories... Whether it's
Narayana Murthy or Sachin Tendulkar. Let's
hope we have them too. I need to make a
success out of this for others to say that they
want to be on the show," said the actor, who
appeared on the fiction TV show "24" a few
months back.
Celebrity chat show is not a new concept but
Anupam says there are elements of the show
that are different.
"I was sure that it won't be based on gossip
or any negative questions or not even to
promote their films... It's a pure chat show.
Only in the end, there is a surprise element
for the audience, so that we can show that
'kucch bhi ho sakta hai' (anything can
happen)," he said.
The 59-year-old, also the producer, is not
nervous about the show that will go on air
July 6 on Colors. He is in fact excited.
"I am excited. I am not scared of failure, so
that takes away the fear of failure from me,'
said Anupam, who has also been part of TV
shows like "Say Na Something To Anupam
Uncle" and "Sawaal Dus Crore Ka".
His company Anupam Kher Productions has
also pitched certain fiction shows and
documentaries.
"Since I run an acting school, I also feel if we
can do our own production we can give work
to our students," said the actor, who
established Actor Prepares school in 2005 in
Mumbai.
While he is eagerly looking forward to his TV
show, one can soon catch him on the big
screen too as his kitty is full with films like
"Singham Returns", " Ikkis Topon Ki Salami",
"Daawat-e-Ishq " and " Shaukeen", for which
he is currently shooting.
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