Actor Anupam Kher gets candid about politics and drama

LUDHIANA: He likes to be described himself as an aware Indian; the country knows him as a fine actor but these days he is also being referred to as BJP candidate Kirron Kher's husband. But the 57-year-old actor has no qualms in seeking support for his wife and expressing his admiration for its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.
"I have great hopes from Narendra Modi.The country has witnessed a lot in the past decade and things can't go any worse anymore," he quips.
On what he felt about Kirron Kher's joining politics, the actor said, "We are two different individuals and respect each other. I remember Kirron talking to me a few years back saying my city is calling me. She told me that maybe it was age. Maybe when people grow old they long to be back home, where they actually belong".
Kher, who was seen campaigning for his wife in Chandigarh early this week, feels communication and an appeal played a key role.
"Bina maange toh role bhi nahi milta, vote toh maangni hi padegi," he adds.
Anupam Kher who is a member of the Sarin Memorial Legal Aid Foundation, Chandigarh is in the city for the inauguration at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital. He will also be staging his autobiographical play 'kuch bhi ho sakta hai' at Guru Nanak Bhawan on April 5.
The uncertainty over life, which the title of his play reflects, however falls flat when he begins to predict about Kirron Kher's chances of winning in Chandigarh. "She will win for she is very deserving", he predicts.
Regarding prospects of AAP and Arvind Kejriwal, he only said that his best wishes were with him.
In fact in the past, there have been rumors of Anupam planning to join the Aam Aadmi party that he had candidly denied then.
The speculations were rife about him taking a plunge into politics when he was seen sharing a dais with Anna Hazare during Lok Pal movement.