Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 17: Bollywood actor and comedian Shakti Kapoor, who is best known for his villainous and comic roles in Hindi films and has featured in about 200 such films, is presently in Jammu for shooting of Punjabi movie ‘Gangwar 84’.
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While speaking to the reporters, Shakti Kapoor said he is here for shooting of Punjabi movie “Gangwar 84′, which is based on a true story. I am truly happy that I have got a chance to shoot here, the actor said, adding, last year he was in Srinagar also to attend a function.
“I have many old memories of Srinagar. I shoot many films there including ‘Satte Pe Satte’ but when I went there last year, it was quite hot. So, I went straight to Dal Lake and took a Shikara ride. I did a lot of shopping and eat ‘chaat’ and ‘seekh kabab’ during Shikara ride,” Kapoor said. He said someone has very rightly said that if there is Paradise on earth, it is in Kashmir and he has felt it personally.
While talking about his struggling days, Kapoor said when he passed out from Film Institute Pune, he met with superstar Sunil Dutt whilst he was making “Rocky” to launch his son Sanjay Dutt. “Sunil Dutt decided to cast me as the antagonist in the movie but he felt that my name “Sunil Sikanderlal Kapoor” wouldn’t do justice to the villainous stint and hence, he changed my name to ‘Shakti Kapoor’, which proved to be very lucky for me,” he added.
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