'Hotel Mumbai': Anupam Kher's 501st film is a "landmark project"

Veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher who has a career spanning over 35 years, is all set to star in upcoming thriller-drama 'Hotel Mumbai' which is based on horrific Mumbai 26/11 attacks. actor who is reportedly very moved by project says that it has given him one of life's biggest learning, to value humanity above all.

Hotel Mumbai is a Landmark project for Anupam Kher as it is his 501st film. veteran star, during a recent interview, said he considers himself very fortunate to have gotten opportunity to work on such impeccable films.

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"It's been 35 amazing years for me in this great industry I work in. I have had fortune to work on such impeccable films and with equally impeccable talent,"  PTI quoted Anupam Kher as saying.

"I'm happy this film, Hotel Mumbai is my 501st film. It's a landmark project for me and for all those brave souls who help continue spirit of humanity in dire times of need," he reportedly added.

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Hotel Mumbai

Meanwhile, on work front, Anupam Kher is w gearing up for release of his film Hotel Mumbai, which is based on Mumbai terror attacks that took place on vember 26, 2008. Rar than focusing on all different attacks, this mainly covers isolated incident when terrorists laid siege to Taj Mahal hotel near Gateway of India. makers have taken up a unique perspective as it narrates incident from point of view of  hotel attendants of Taj. 

Hotel Mumbai which also stars Dev Patel features him as a simple Sikh man who works as a staff member at hotel, whereas Anupam Kher plays role of a chef, who takes charge of situation as crisis takes place. It also features Armie Hammer as one of foreign guests who was staying re at time.

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Indian-American-Australian thriller film is directed by Anthony Maras and written by John Collee and Maras. It is based on 2009 documentary 'Surviving Mumbai'.  film premiered at  Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2018, and is all set to hit Indian atres on vember 22, 2019.

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