Overview
- At Kala Mandir in Goa on Nov. 25, Anupam Kher led a packed IFFI masterclass titled “Giving Up Is Not a Choice.”
- He traced his journey from a small-town upbringing and more than 540 screen credits to work across Indian languages and global projects.
- Kher recalled Robert De Niro initially questioning his presence in a Silver Linings Playbook scene before later praising him, a turning point that led to friendship.
- He told attendees, “Failure is an event, not a person,” urging artists to treat setbacks as material that strengthens their life stories.
- He revisited early milestones such as playing a 65-year-old at age 28 in Mahesh Bhatt’s Saaransh and cited later credits including New Amsterdam.