Actor Anil Kapoor who is working on his upcoming project Race 3, is awestruck by veteran actor Rajesh Khanna’s performance in 1971-hit Anand. On Sunday, he took to Twitter to express his heartfelt feeling for the late actor, revealing that he’s going to remain his ‘Life Long Fan’. He even tagged Rajesh Khanna’s daughter Twinkle Khanna, Sonam Kapoor and filmmaker Ram Madhvani in his tweet. Along with the tweet, he posted a 1-minute long video from the film Anand, featuring Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna in a scene from the film.
He wrote: Remember watching #Anand for the first time in a preview theatre & I was absolutely awestruck by #RajeshKhanna‘s performance & the film. This has always been one of my favourite films, he will always remain an icon! #LifeLongFan @mrsfunnybones @sonamakapoor @RamKMadhvani
Actress Twinkle Khanna responded to the tweet saying that she couldn't watch the ending of this movie when she was a child. She wrote: I could never bear to see the end as a child :)
Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, "Anand" is about a cancer patient who lives his life to the fullest. He fills everyone's life with happiness, which inspires his doctor, Bhaskar, to write a book on his life. The film also stars Amitabh Bachchan and Sumita Sanyal.
On the work front, Anil is currently busy with "Fanne Khan". The film also stars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Rajkummar Rao.
(With IANS Inputs)
