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Monday, 26th May 2014, 04:45 PM IST Anupam Kher is set to bring out his second book ‘Lessons Life Has Taught Me Unknowingly’, to celebrate 30 years in show business. Anupam hopes to bring out this book in the next six months. “It will have between 15-20 chapters to encapsulate all the lessons I have learnt from my parents, the movies I've made, the people I've journeyed with, my plays, soon-to-air TV show Kuch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai and even my experiences as a life coach. It's a book for youngsters so while the content will be meaningful and serious, the writing will be light. Things that I had once laughed off as trivial, turned out to be life-changing experiences,“ explains the actor-turned-author. Anupam’s debut novel, ‘The Best Thing About You Is You!’, has already run into 14 editions and has been translated into 10 languages. Anupam,who is 59 now, is a busy actor, shuffling between big budget commercial films like ‘Singham Returns’ and the ‘Shaukeen’ remake and smaller films like ‘21 Topon Ki Salaami’ which is about a municipal worker's last wish to get a 21-gun salute at his funeral. “I've worked in 487 films over three decades and I plan to work for the next 30 years,“ he asserts. Anupam recently met Mahesh Bhatt and Pooja to discuss a sequel to their popular rom-com ‘Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin’ in which he played a father who urges his daughter to run away with her true love even as she's getting ready to marry another man. “They told me that part 2 will require anew cast. The only one they couldn't think of replacing was me,” he said. Quite interestingly, Anupam’s debut film, which involved him playing a 68-year old teacher, celebrated its 50th anniversary yesterday. But if asked whether he would think of a sequel to this film titled ‘Saaransh’, Anupam answered “I would still be a contender to play Masterji BV Pradhan and still look younger than my reel age, but while ‘Saaransh’ will remain an evergreen film with a universal theme, there's nothing new we can offer in a sequel. But there are references to ‘Saaransh’ and the lessons it taught me in my book.” When asked what were the lessons he learned, he answered – “Compassion, that's what Mahesh Bhatt pointed out was the most dominating quality about this characters,minutes before I faced the camera for my first shot. I also learnt that you can be a success even with an unconventional role but it's important to re-invent yourself at every step. That's what has kept me going for 30 years and will keep me going for the next 30.”
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