Stop making a fuss about on-screen kissing, says Anil Kapoor

Anil's on-screen kiss with 24 co-star Sarveen Chawla has been making headlines


Entertainment Desk July 27, 2016
Anil's on-screen kiss with 24 co-star Sarveen Chawla has been making headlines. PHOTO: WORLDBLAZE.IN

Anil Kapoor, who has been making headlines for his on-screen lip-lock with 24 co-star Sarveen Chawla, feels it's time people stopped making a big deal about kissing on TV.

Speaking to the media about the furore around the kiss, Anil said, “About time we stopped making a fuss about these things,” Times of India reported.

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He clarified that the kiss was necessary for the role he was playing in the show.

Anil Kapoor with 24 co-star Sarveen Chawla. PHOTO: INDIAN EXPRESS

“My character is shown to be in a relationship with a woman. I have kissed in my films when there has been a need to. In 24, a lip-lock was needed. So we went ahead and did it,” he said.

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The Mr India star went on to say that since 24 is an adaptation of the American TV series, its standard needs to be maintained.

“The content in 24 is not juvenile. We are looking at a series which has certain international standards to uphold,” he added.

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24 is a political thriller starring Anil Kapoor, Mandira Bedi, Shabana Azmi, Anupam Kher, and Rahul Khanna.

A still from the show.

Anil has adapted several American TV series including 24, Modern Family and has recently acquired the rights to Prison Break.

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COMMENTS (1)

Khabar | 7 years ago | Reply He is clearly not thinking about hygiene. I liked the era when merely a suggestion was enough to indicate that something of the sort has happened. Why to risk all the injurious germs, inviting all sorts of diseases - yuck!
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