Anil Kapoor told Film Companion in an interview that he was advised to wait for 8-10 years before transitioning to senior characters but he took the plunge due to financial pressure.
Anil transitioned to senior characters in late 2000s. He played Priyanka Chopra and Ranveer Singh’s father in Dil Dhadakne Do, Sonam Kapoor’s father in Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga, Arjun Kapoor’s uncle in Mubarakan and a father with big dreams for his daughter in Fanney Khan.
He said, “let me just take the transition and start doing good characters and have the younger leading man take over those responsibilities, so that they were not on my shoulders.”
The actor will now be seen as a police officer in his upcoming Netflix film, Thar. Harshvardhan Kapoor and Fatima Sana Shaikh are also starring in this movie.
