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Veteran star Anupam Kher has bagged a British Academy Television Award (BAFTA) nomination for his role in the BBC TV movie 'The Boy With The Topknot'.
Updated : Apr 04, 2018, 04:07 PM IST
Veteran star Anupam Kher has bagged a British Academy Television Award (BAFTA) nomination for his role in the BBC TV movie 'The Boy With The Topknot'.
The 63-year-old, who is up for Best Supporting Actor this year, is 'honoured and humbled' for the nomination. The 'A Wednesday' star took to Twitter to share his happiness as he wrote, 'Thank you @BAFTA for the nomination. I feel honoured and humbled. #TheBoyWithTheTopKnot'
Thank you @BAFTA for the nomination. I feel honoured and humbled. #TheBoyWithTheTopKnot https://t.co/MMynVL7YoB
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) April 4, 2018
His fellow nominees in the category are Adrian Dunbar for 'Line of Duty', Br'an F. O'Byrne for 'Little Boy Blue' and Jimmi Simpson for the 'Black Mirror episode titled USS Callister.
Based on the memoir of British Sikh Sathnam Sanghera, Anupam Kher stars as the father, British actor Sacha Dhawan in 'The Boy With The Topknot'
Bollywood is extremely happy with Kher's work being recognised in Britain and wished him congratulations on social media. From Anil Kapoor to Priyanka Chopra, b-town had the most aww-dorable wishes for the actor.
Congratulations !sir Anupam Kherji .. your friend from Juhu India is very proud of you .. https://t.co/cpBm5BqHKf
— Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) April 4, 2018
Good luck AK
— atul kasbekar (@atulkasbekar) April 4, 2018
@AnupamPKher a big big congratulations !! So proud !
— KUNAL VIJAYAKAR (@kunalvijayakar) April 4, 2018
Amazingggg.... Congratulations & best wishes dearest @AnupamPKher https://t.co/Ud6qugWqHO
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) April 4, 2018
Congrats sir! So proud. @bafta @anupampkher #TheBoyWithTheTopknot https://t.co/DQCsUu4FFV
— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) April 4, 2018
The winner for BAFTAs 2018 will announced on May 13th, 2018