Anil Kapoor Birthday: Superstar Anil Kapoor, famous for his simplicity and liveliness in Bollywood, continues to shine from the 80s till now. Anil Kapoor is one of the best actors of Bollywood, but very few people would know that he started his acting career not from Hindi cinema, but from South cinema. In the beginning of his career, he did small roles. After this, he debuted in Bollywood as a lead actor in the 1983 film 'Woh Saat Din'. Anil has turned 69 today.
Anil Kapoor Was born on 24 December 1956 in Mumbai. Even after debuting as a lead actor, Anil Kapoor had to struggle hard to gain recognition. Anil Kapoor, who made his debut as a lead actor in 1983, first got big and special recognition from a film released in the year 1987. Anil was made a star in this film and this picture proved to be a big hit. But, before Anil, this picture 'Great Hero of the Century' Amitabh Bachchan Was offered, however Big B rejected the offer.
Here we are talking about the film 'Mr. India'. This film was released in the year 1987. It was directed by Shekhar Kapur. Anil's elder brother Boney Kapoor and his father Surinder Kapoor had invested money in Mr. India. Whereas apart from Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, its story was also written by Shekhar Kapur. In this, Anil worked opposite his late sister-in-law and veteran actress Sridevi.
In Mr. India, Anil Kapoor played the character of Arun Verma who becomes Mr. India with the help of an invisible watch. When the film was offered to Amitabh Bachchan, he rejected it because of the invisible character. He felt that he would not be seen on the big screen for long. However, Amitabh's decision proved to be life changing for Anil. After its success, Anil never looked back.
Mr. India, released on 5 May 1987, was made on a budget of Rs 2 crore. This picture had earned a whopping Rs 11 crore worldwide and became the second highest grossing Bollywood film of 1987.
