When Hollywood star Robert De Niro wanted Anupam Kher out of a scene in their film 'Silver Linings Playbook', here's how the actor reacted

Robert De Niro is beyond a legend and much bigger than just a veteran. One of Hindi cinema’s finest Anupam Kher and Niro came together for the Hollywood film Silver Linings Playbook and it was a major casting coup. But Sikandar Kher and the veteran himself once revealed in an interview how the Hollywood doyen wanted him out of a scene.

Here’s what happened next. In an interview with Qisse with Kopal podcast, Sikandar revealed, ‘Robert De Niro is my father’s favourite. And he got a chance to work with him on Silver Linings Playbook.



And there was a little situation on set, during rehearsal, De Niro thought that my father shouldn’t be in the scene.’ He added, ‘He felt that his character wouldn’t let my dad’s character in the house because he didn’t like him. He thought, let me just give them a piece of my mind.

And he went and gave the director a piece of his mind in front of the whole set.’ Sikandar continued, ‘Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Chris Tucker, Robert De Niro..

. He explained to them why he should be in the scene. Director looks at De Niro and asks, ‘Bob?’ And De Niro said okay.

My father is a nobody there, he’s from India. He could’ve lost that part. But he went there and just did it, and held on to his self-respect.

That’s the stuff I need to learn.’.