Anil Kapoor grateful to Javed Akhtar for recommending him for ‘Shakti’

As his film ldquoShaktirdquo clocked 42 in Hindi cinema actor Anil Kapoor revealed that it was veteran screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar who recommended him for the ldquoiconic filmrdquo Anil on Tuesday took to X formerly called Twitter where he shared a collage featuring stills from the film42 years of Shaktihellip Grateful to Javed Saab for recommending me for this iconic film I was staying hours away in a remote hotel when Smita ji with her incredible kindness insisted I move closer and even offered me her room making me feel like family pictwittercom7LKvDu5sAPmdash Anil Kapoor AnilKapoor October 1 2024He wrote ldquo42 years of Shaktihellip Grateful to Javed Saab for recommending me for this iconic filmrdquoAnil then shared an anecdote from the shootingThe star shared ldquoI was staying hours away in a remote hotel when Smita ji with her incredible kindness insisted I move closer and even offered me her room making me feel like familyrdquoReleased in 1982 ldquoShaktirdquo is a crime drama film directed by Ramesh Sippy and written by the SalimndashJaved duo The film also stars Dilip Kumar Amitabh Bachchan Rakhee Gulzar Smita Patil Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Amrish Puri Anil had a special appearance in the movieldquoShakti was notable for being the first and only film to feature veteran actors Kumar and Bachchan together on screen Considered to be one of the greatest films in the history of Indian cinema the movie was the highest grosser movie at box office of that yearThe film told the story of an honest policeman who refuses to trade a captured gangster for his son Vijays release after a ruthless gangster kidnaps himOn the work front Anil who is the father of Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor Ahuja was last seen in ldquoSavirdquo an action crime thriller film directed by Abhinay Deo He will reportedly be seen in ldquoWar 2rdquo headlined by Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR The spy film also stars Kiara AdvaniThe actor will also reportedly be seen in Alia Bhatt and Sharvaristarrer ldquoAlphardquoThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever