Will start preparation for 24 season 2 from January: Anil Kapoor

Superstar Anil Kapoor talks about the success of his debut TV venture.

MUMBAI: High on the success of his debut television venture 24, a political thriller that ended last weekend, producer and lead actor Anil Kapoor says they will embark on the second season from January next year. He promises that the next season will be even better than this year’s.

Looking back on 24, Kapoor said: “When my team and I got down to making 24, we never thought it’d have this kind of an impact. But it changed television-viewing habits. People who never watched television were hooked. Now we’re going to start preparation for season 2 of 24 from January. Hopefully it’d be even better than season 1!”

Kapoor took the plunge into television after more than three decades in filmdom and reaped rich dividends. From 24, Kapoor flew straight to Dubai for his next feature film Welcome Back.

He recounts how, on Saturday, the day the last episode of 24 was aired, he was badgered in Dubai by the entire team of Anees Bazmee’s Welcome Back to know who the real villain of the show is.

“Dimple was after me. She kept insisting, tell, tell, tell who the villain is. I told her to watch it at night. There was no way I was going to give out the end before the last episode aired. Suppose someone had tweeted?” said Kapoor.

With over a hundred Hindi films to his credit and his stint in the international arena with the meaty role in Oscar winning Slumdog Millionaire, cameos in Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol and American TV series 24, Kapoor has come a long way.

Looking back fondly on his life, he said: “I’m thankful to the film industry and to my fans for having me around for 30 years. Time has just flown by. Today, I feel I am just starting out.”

Published in The Express Tribune, December 26^th, 2013.

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