TIL Desk Bollywood/ 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.”
