Anupam Kher to portray Rabindranath Tagore in next film, shares first look

Actor Anupam Kher, on Friday announced his new project in which he will be seen portraying the role of the poet, philosopher and essayist Rabindranath Tagore.

Taking to Instagram, Anupam shared his look as Tagore and captioned it, "Delighted to portray #Gurudev #RabindranathTagore in my 538th project. Will reveal the details in due course."  

Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to win Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913, he wrote the national anthems of India and Bangladesh and created many other songs.

He is known by many names, including Gurudev, Kabiguru, and Biswakabi, and is commonly referred to as 'the Bard of Bengal.'

Tagore was born on 7 May, 1861, in a Brahmin family in Kolkata and started writing poems at the age of 8. He created his first collection of poems at the age of 16 using the pseudonym "Bhanusimha".

Soon after he dropped the first look, fans flooded the comment section with red hearts and fire emoticons.

"Omg sir, u actually look like him," a fan commented. A fan wrote, "Congratulations sir I am very excited for this project." "Wow..thats great...all the best sir," a fan wrote. Further details about the project is still awaited.

Meanwhile, Anupam will be next seen in director Anurag Basu's upcoming anthology film 'Metro...In Dino'.

The film also stars Aditya Roy Kapur, Sara Ali Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Pankaj Tripathi, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Ali Fazal and Neena Gupta in pivotal roles and is all set to hit the theatres on 29 March, 2024.