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‘I just want to move on’

“This small screen (24) was bigger than the big screen that I have done in India. It was bigger than the biggest that I’ve ever done,” Anil says.

“For example, the scale of every episode was bigger than any of the films I’ve done in the past. The entire series is worth $125-150 million. I’ve never done such a big show in my career. It was totally very special,” added the 50-year-old.

“I am definitely the first mainstream star from India to have this kind of job opportunity on television there,” he said. “I play one of the most pivotal leads of the show. I am there in most of the series.”

On the move

Rumours are rife that the actor is keen to move on from the Slumdog Millionaire success.

“You always have to attach and detach and that is the only way you can create more. I don’t get attached to my old movies and start living in past glory. I don’t want to do that. I just want to move on and look at the future rather than looking at the past.”

So does this mean Bollywood has taken a backseat?

“No. I can’t forget my roots. I am what I am because of that. I have moved on and I’ll do that also but I’ll keep on doing this,” he said.

Anil’s future projects include sequels to Race, No Entry, Mr. India and he may also star in Priyadarshan’s action movie.

He is also in talks with Sophia Loren’s son, Ben Stiller and Fox Television for a movie.