Bollywood's Anil Kapoor to star in TV's '24'
AFP
Indian actor Anil Kapoor, a Bollywood star who was also in the Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire," is to take a leading role in the television thriller "24," the industry daily Variety said.
Kapoor, 49, will play a Middle East leader in the eighth season of the adventures of intelligence agent Jack Bauer, played by Kiefer Sutherland. The series is due to be seen at the end of the year in North America.
"Slumdog" won eight Oscars this year and has already scooped more than 21 times more at the box office than its 15 million dollar (11 million euro) budget.
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