Anil Kapoor is synonymous with the term ‘jhakhas’ (awesome), but having popularised it by using it in his 1985 film Yudh, he has since tried his hand at various formats of entertainment, the latest being the Big Boss OTT 3 show which has the tagline ‘Ab sab badlega’. Talking about the show, with its new format of keeping contestants under the camera’s lens 24x7, he says, “Bahut ho gaya, jhakhas. Karte hain kuch khaas” (Enough of jhakhas, let’s do something different.
) Asked how, in the new format, the ‘bedroom scenes’ or the private moments of the contestants will be presented, he said with a smile, “Wait and watch!” Expressing his love for trying out new things, the actor said his response to the project had been, “Yar aisa kabhi kiya nahi hai, toh maza ayega isse karne mein. When you go with this thought process, that’s when you try to give your best.” Looking back on his career, Anil recalled that he had tried out TV show hosting, and enjoyed it and learned from it.
“After that I did Night Manager on OTT and learned from that exposure too,” he added. Asked how he had got into English films and shows, the actor said, “I have done Slumdog Millionaire and Who Wants to Be Millionaire?, the English version of Kaun Banega Crorepati. That was my first opportunity to do an English show.
I called up the director Siddhartha [Basu] and tried to learn from the team. You need blessings and encouragement from one and all.” Anil has gone on record th.