Anupam Kher has been nominated for his first major international award - a BAFTA, no less. Mr Kher, 63, is up for Best Supporting Actor in the British Academy Television Awards this year, for his role in the BBC TV movie The Boy With The Topknot.
"Thank you for the nomination. I feel honoured and humbled," Anupam Kher tweeted after the announcement today. His competition includes Adrian Dunbar for Line Of Duty, Brian F O'Byrne for Little Boy Blue and Jimmi Simpson for the Black Mirror episode titled USS Callister. The Crown, Line Of Duty and Black Mirror lead the nominations list. See the BAFTA announcement and Anupam Kher's tweets below:
Nominated for Supporting Actor
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) April 4, 2018
Adrian Dunbar - Line of Duty
Anupam Kher - The Boy with The Topknot
Brían F. O’Byrne - Little Boy Blue
Jimmi Simpson - USS Callister (Black Mirror)#BAFTATV pic.twitter.com/Sn1JEaK6dK
Anupam tweeted on Wednesday, “Thank you Bafta for the nomination. I feel honoured and humbled.”
Thank you @BAFTA for the nomination. I feel honoured and humbled. 🙏🙏 #TheBoyWithTheTopKnot https://t.co/MMynVL7YoB
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) April 4, 2018
Soon after BAFTA’s announcement, wishes poured in for the veteran actor on Twitter. Anil Kapoor took to Twitter and congratulated Anupam Kher. He wrote, “Congratulations !sir Anupam Kherji .. your friend from Juhu India is very proud of you ..”. In reply to his tweet, Anupam wrote, “Mere Pyare Juhu ke dost. Thank you so much. Love.”
Congratulations !sir Anupam Kherji .. your friend from Juhu India is very proud of you .. https://t.co/cpBm5BqHKf
— Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) April 4, 2018
Priyanka Chopra, who is currently in Ireland for Quantico 3, congratulated Anupam Kher for the BAFTA nomination.
Congrats sir! So proud. @bafta @anupampkher #TheBoyWithTheTopknot https://t.co/DQCsUu4FFV
— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) April 4, 2018
Wow! And about time I say... Congrats Kher Saab. This is amazing news! #BAFTA https://t.co/tZJKlIOxus
— Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) April 4, 2018
Amazing Anupam uncle! ❤️💕❤️💕 https://t.co/ZetCPeM70o
— Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) April 4, 2018
Congratulations to @AnupamPKher for the BAFTA nomination! It's a very big deal and you make us very proud sir!
— Vir Das (@thevirdas) April 4, 2018
Wow! And about time I say... Congrats Kher Saab. This is amazing news! #BAFTA https://t.co/tZJKlIOxus
— Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) April 4, 2018
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced the nominations for the annual Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards on Wednesday, read a statement on bafta.org. It will reward the best television programmes broadcast in the UK in 2017. The ceremony will be held at the Royal Festival Hall on May 13.