Anupam Kher re-enacts his famous scene from Saaransh, breaks down; audience gives him standing ovation at IFFI. Watch
Anupam Kher re-enacted his famous scene from Saaransh. The actor broke down while repeating his lines at the IFFI. Watch video.
Actor Anupam Kher shared a video narrating how he performed and what he thought during the shooting of his famous scene in his first film Saaransh. Taking to Instagram on Friday, Anupam also re-enacted the scene at the ongoing edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, amid applause from the audience. (Also Read | Anupam Kher recalls Sooraj Barjatya was a clapper boy on his first film Saaransh)
The video started with Anupam, who was on stage, telling a person that he will keep his back at the camera and when he gestures him, he can say 'action'. With his back to the audience, Anupam then continued in Hindi, "I didn't think that this old person has lost his son. I thought, 'It's been three years since I came looking for work and I'm not getting work. I'm sleeping at railway stations. I'm an educated actor, I'm being humiliated a lot (voice breaks)...'."
Anupam then turned around and repeated his line from Saaransh, "Main apne mare huye bete ki ashthiya lene aaya hun (I have come here to take the remains of my dead son)..." The actor, after saying the line, wiped tears from his eyes. As he concluded, the audience gave Anupam a standing ovation, cheered, and clapped for him.
Sharing the clip, Anupam wrote, "Actors should keep testing their capabilities. At my @iffigoa #MasterClass I put myself in that situation in front of the live audience. I decided to perform my famous scene from my 1st film #Saaransh! It was a risky thing to do but I think it worked. Somebody recorded this video in audience. Nice to discover I could do it. Do watch it (folded hands, heart eyes and performing arts emojis)#ActorsLife #Actor."
Reacting to the post, Darshan Kumaar posted clapping hands, raised hands and red heart emojis. A fan commented, "An actor once in a generation." "Amazing sir," said another person. "Excellent. You are the BEST!!" read an Instagram user.
Saaransh (1984), directed by Mahesh Bhatt, features Anupam, Rohini Hattangadi, Madan Jain, Nilu Phule, Suhas Bhalekar and Soni Razdan. The story is about an elderly couple living in Mumbai who come to terms with the loss of their only son.
For his role, Anupam won the Best Actor award at the Filmfare Awards. The film was also chosen as India's official entry for the 1985 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film but was not nominated.