Versatile Anil Kapoor who is flying high due to the huge success of his latest film Slumdog Millionaire by Danny Boyle has got added another reason to smile. After stepping on Oscar dice with pride, he is all set to venture on American television. After starring in Slumdog, Anil came in the attention of American directors and they have signed him to play an anti-terrorist cop in a drama to be aired on American TV channel.
According to reports, Anil will team up with Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland in the eighth season of the long-running program and he will play an Indian counter-terrorist cop.
"Anil would play Jack Bauer’s counterpart in India. It’s not known yet whether Anil will appear in just one episode of whether he’ll be a recurring character. Either way the producers are very excited about having him onboard," said a source from the production house.