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Anil Kapoor: I Miss Irrfan Khan So Much, I Keep On Watching His Work

Anil Kapoor speaks up about working with other big stars and how he keeps on learning always.

Irrfan Khan And Anil Kapoor
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says he will never have a 바카라˜I have done enough바카라™ moment in his acting career as he knows how to keep the momentum high without compromising on life's other aspects.

The actor whose filmography of four decades boasts of successful entertainers like "Mr India", "Ram Lakhan", "Nayak", "Welcome" and critically acclaimed movies such as "Parinda", "Lamhe", and "Pukar" among, said he enjoys every bit about acting.

"I don바카라™t think there ever will be a time when I would say, 바카라˜I have done enough, I am fed up바카라™. I don바카라™t think so. I enjoy my work, I love it,바카라 Kapoor told PTI in an interview.

바카라œWhatever you are capable of, you have to just raise the bar and do your best and not be delusional about it. Do not overstretch yourself," he said, adding that he avoids doing anything that will affect his family life or health.

"So, I will sacrifice some films which I cannot do,바카라 he said.

Kapoor, who has no formal training in acting, credited watching films, movie sets, and paying attention to how his co-actors perform a scene, for helping him evolve as an actor.

The 66-year-old actor said he has learnt a lot about acting by observing stalwarts like Al Pacino, Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Dev Anand, Raj Kapoor, Kamal Haasan, Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, and Rajnikanth, among others.

"We all have learnt something from them. Each of their films, you see you get entertained and you learn from them,바카라 Kapoor said, adding, 바카라œI have worked with all kinds of actors like Paresh Rawal, Pankaj Kapur, Manoj Bajpayee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, sahab, who I miss so much. I keep on watching his work. There is a pool of talent, which is so phenomenal, world-class.바카라

He is equally enamored by the dedication and commitment shown by some of the actors younger than him be it Hrithik Roshan, his co-star from 바카라œFighter바카라, Ranbir Kapoor, Varun Dhawan or his son Harshvardhan.

"They all come with different mindsets,바카라 Kapoor added.

Actors of all ages and kinds like Hollywood star Christian Bale and Ranbir Kapoor, with whom he will be seen next in 바카라œAnimal바카라, drive him to push himself physically and mentally for a role, he said.

바카라œI met Christian Bale and asked him 바카라˜How he looks so different in every movie?바카라™ He told me. 바카라˜It's all just pain, and you have to go through that pain and never be comfortable바카라™. I understood everything. Amitabh Bachchan sahab is 80-year-old, the work that he has done and is doing, he has been an inspiration. So, all these are extraordinary (people).바카라

Up next for Kapoor is 바카라œAnimal바카라, directed by Sandeep Vanga Reddy of 바카라œKabir Singh바카라 fame and 바카라œFighter바카라 co-starring Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone.

The actor said he follows his instincts while zeroing down on a movie.

바카라œI just go with my gut, this is a film and these are the people I would love to get involved with. I am excited and nervous for all films big, small. I have to connect emotionally with the role, the script, and people who I am working with,바카라 Kapoor said.

As a producer, the actor has a few projects in pipeline including Abhinav Bindra biopic, which will feature his son Harshvarrdhan Kapoor in the titular role, comedy film 바카라œThe Crew바카라 featuring Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon, an upcoming movie tentatively titled 바카라œThank You for Coming바카라 and two OTT shows.

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