Overview
- At IFFI in Goa’s Kala Mandir, Anupam Kher led a packed masterclass titled “Giving Up Is Not a Choice.”
- He recounted a Silver Linings Playbook moment when Robert De Niro initially opposed his presence in a key scene, after which Kher spoke up, later received praise, and said he now calls De Niro one of his best friends.
- Framing the talk as motivational counsel, he urged artists to believe in themselves and said, “Failure is an event, not a person.”
- He reflected on playing a 65-year-old at age 28 in Mahesh Bhatt’s Saaransh, cited more than 540 screen credits, and noted work across almost all Indian languages as well as roles in Silver Linings Playbook and TV’s New Amsterdam.
- He told the audience he will not accept any lifetime achievement awards for the next 20 years and expects to sign his 550th film in December.