Anupam recalls being replaced by Sanjeev Kumar in Saaransh

Anupam Kher’s entry into Bollywood was anything but ordinary. His debut in Mahesh Bhatt’s Saaransh (1984) saw him play a 65-year-old grieving father at just 28, but the role nearly slipped out of his hands when the film’s producer insisted on replacing him with superstar Sanjeev Kumar.