Meri Jung turns 34: Anil Kapoor tweets how the film changed his life

Anil Kapoor is considered one of the best actors in Indian cinema. The actor is famous for his work in films like Ram Lakhan, Judaai, and Nayak: The Real Hero. One of the most famous films of the actor has been the 1985 film Meri Jung. The film was directed by Subhash Ghai and written by the famous lyricist Javed Akhtar. The film starred actors like Amrish Puri and Girish Karnad in pivotal roles. The plot of the film revolved around two lawyers who battle each other as the city witnesses it. It has been 34 years since the film released. Anil Kapoor posts about Meri Jung turning 34 Anil Kapoor was the leading man in the film Meri Jung. The actor posted about the film turning 34 on his official Twitter handle. He mentioned in the post that Meri Jung was a film that changed his life. In the post, Anil Kapoor wrote about how the film was first named Shatranj and was supposed to be directed by Ramesh Sippy. However, the director of the film later changed to Subhash Ghai while the script was renamed Meri Jung. Very few people know that @Javedakhtarjadu saab recommended my name for Shataranj which going to be directed by Ramesh Sippy. Later, that same script was named Meri Jung & was directed by @SubhashGhai1 saab, & which went on to be the film that changed my life. #34YearsofMeriJung pic.twitter.com/MHMrcUvMJY — Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) October 11, 2019 Kapoor also mentioned in the post that the actor was approached for the film by Javed Akhtar. Farhan Akhtar went on to reply to the tweet and share a memory attached to the film. The Rock On!! actor spoke about visiting the set of the film at a young age. He also congratulated Anil Kapoor about his evergreen Bollywood career. One of my earliest memories of visiting a film set with dad. The scene where you go to the hospital to visit your mother played by Nutan-ji. Congrats on a smashing and still growing career AK. Love you. — Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) October 11, 2019 Read: Anil Kapoor: Here Is All You Need To Know About His Role In Pagalpanti Read: 'It's A Holiday, People Should Come Out And Vote': Anil Kapoor Anil Kapoor'supcoming films Anil Kapoor has a number of films scheduled to release in the upcoming months. The actor will be seen in films like Malang, Mumbai Saga, and Pagalpanti. Pagalpanti is a film directed by Anees Bazmee that stars actors like John Abraham, Kriti Kharbanda, Pulkit Samrat, and Arshad Warsi. The trailer of the comedy film was released recently and is being loved by the audience. The actor will be seen as a gangster in a comedy film after a long time. View this post on Instagram A post shared by anilskapoor (@anilskapoor) on Oct 22, 2019 at 2:14am PDT Read: Is Sonam Kapoor Her Father's Favourite? Anil Kapoor Spills The Beans Read: Karwachauth: Anil Kapoor Wishes Wife Sunita With A 'fitness' Video

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Meri Jung turns 34: Anil Kapoor tweets how the film changed his life

Anil Kapoor is known for a number of films that released in the 1990s. The actor will be seen next in Aseem Bazmee's Pagalpanti. Read about his recent post.

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