'Feel honoured and humbled': Anupam Kher nominated for BAFTA award

April 04, 2018 14:11

Actor Anupam Kher has been nominated for a BAFTA in the Best Supporting Actor category, for his performance on the BBC television program, The Boy With The Topknot.

Based on British journalist Sathnam Sanghera's best-selling memoir of the same name, Kher plays the protagonist's father, Jagjit, who suffers from schizophrenia. Actress Deepti Naval is also a part of the series and plays Sathnam's mother Surjit, while actor Sacha Dhawan has essayed the role of Sathnam.

Kher is nominated alongside Adrian Dunbar (for Line of Duty), Bran F O'Byrne (for Little Boy Blue) and Jimmi Simpson (for Black Mirror).

This is the first time Kher has been nominated for a BAFTA. The National Award-winner has regularly acted in international productions. Following his nomination, he tweeted, "hank you @BAFTA for the nomination. I feel honoured and humbled."

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