{"id":298350,"date":"2026-02-14T21:13:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T21:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/298350\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T21:13:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T21:13:15","slug":"anil-kapoor-opens-up-on-his-insecurity-as-an-actor-says-thats-what-keeps-him-going-i-want-to-be-seen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/298350\/","title":{"rendered":"Anil Kapoor opens up on his insecurity as an actor, says that’s what keeps him going: ‘I want to be seen’ |"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Anil Veteran star Anil Kapoor<\/a> has been in the business of more than 40 years and continues to stay relevant – not just by looking so fit and young but also the kind of movies he’s doing still. In a recent interview, he opened up on what keeps him going and also confessed being insecure as an actor. The actor will be seen next in ‘Subedaar’ after being a part of some iconic movies like ‘Mr India, ‘Pukar’, ‘Nayak’, and in recent times, films like ‘Animal’ and ‘Fighter’. He said during a chat with Expresso by Screen, “I always need an emotional hook to delve into work. I wanted to prove to my father that I can be a hero. None of his films were successful, and production is a thankless job. That was my motivation to succeed,” he revealed. <\/p>\n

Anil Kapoor Calls Anand Ahuja The \u2018Heart\u2019 Of The Family<\/p>\n

Looking back at a turning point in his career, Kapoor spoke about working with Subhash Ghai on ‘Meri Jung’. He admitted that the film changed his approach to performance. \u201cEveryone said I\u2019m a very English actor, underplaying and being real. But while shooting for court scenes in ‘Meri Jung’, Subhash ji told me, \u2018Anil, this is a commercial film, you have to throw your voice.\u2019 That\u2019s when I learned to be a mainstream hero,” Kapoor said.He also acknowledged the impact of international cinema on his craft. Watching Dustin Hoffman<\/a>\u2019s Oscar-winning act in Rain Man left a lasting impression on him while preparing for Eeshwar. \u201cI was in love with that film. I always wanted to play a similar character. It was unreal,” he shared.Despite being 69, Kapoor continues to bring unmatched energy to his work, something he attributes to a lingering sense of insecurity. \u201cI want to work, I want to be seen, and I want to do good work. My motivation is to make my director happy and to give my best. That energy comes from a kind of insecurity,” he admitted.His nex, ‘Subedaar’, directed by Suresh Triveni<\/a> is set to release on March 5. The film also features Radhikka Madan, Saurabh Shukla, Aditya Rawal, Faisal Malik and Mona Singh in key roles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Veteran star Anil Kapoor has been in the business of more than 40 years and continues to stay…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298351,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[141620,6365,19763,321,26152,141619,93,61,60,50718,21248,141618,141621,63871],"class_list":{"0":"post-298350","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-actor-insecurity","9":"tag-anil-kapoor","10":"tag-bollywood-films","11":"tag-celebrities","12":"tag-dustin-hoffman","13":"tag-emotional-hook-in-acting","14":"tag-entertainment","15":"tag-ie","16":"tag-ireland","17":"tag-meri-jung","18":"tag-mona-singh","19":"tag-subedaar-release-date","20":"tag-suresh-triveni","21":"tag-veteran-actor"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=298350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298350\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/298351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=298350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=298350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}