Anil Kapoor has met with Canadian officials to discuss preparations for the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards in Toronto.
The annual event, which is scheduled to take place in June, saw the veteran star meet with Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty to plan the upcoming awards show.
The actor spoke about the relationship between the region and Hindi film at an event in the city yesterday. He said: "Premier McGuinty and the Province of Ontario have welcomed Indian cinema with open arms.
"We are grateful for the unique honour and look forward to celebrating our oneness and building bridges with a country that has always welcomed South Asians."
Kapoor was welcomed by dancers performing a rendition of the Slumdog Millionaire title song ‘Jai Ho’.

Versatile Anil Kapoor who is flying high due to the huge success of his latest film Slumdog Millionaire by Danny Boyle has got added another reason to smile. After stepping on Oscar dice with pride, he is all set to venture on American television. After starring in Slumdog, Anil came in the attention of American directors and they have signed him to play an anti-terrorist cop in a drama to be aired on American TV channel.
According to reports, Anil will team up with Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland in the eighth season of the long-running program and he will play an Indian counter-terrorist cop.
"Anil would play Jack Bauer’s counterpart in India. It’s not known yet whether Anil will appear in just one episode of whether he’ll be a recurring character. Either way the producers are very excited about having him onboard," said a source from the production house.

The 49-year-old actor will be playing the role of an Indian counter-terrorist cop, who teams up with Kiefer Sutherland’s Jack Bauer to take on terrorists.
"Anil would play Jack Bauer’s counterpart in India," the Daily Star quoted a source as telling National Enquirer.
"It’s not known yet whether Anil will appear in just one episode of whether he’ll be a recurring character.
"Either way the producers are very excited about having him onboard," the source added.

‘Slumdog Millionaire’ has certainly created more interest amongst Indian film technicians and given birth to a new momentum for collaborative film projects. At the same time the film has been successful in putting a new spotlight on poor kids who are immensely talented.

This has set the ball rolling in many people coming forward to lend a helping hand to these little ones. Anil Kapoor too has joined the band wagon of people who sincerely want to make a difference in the society.

The veteran actor has donated the money that he got for working in ‘Slumdog Millioniare’ to a charitable organization called “Plan India”. The organization works for providing a better life to the underprivileged children. The actor’s own life story inspired him to donate the money.

The Bollywood star says “I can identify with the character of Jamal Malik of ‘Slumdog….’ It is almost the same thing because I started from a very simple background. Not slums exactly, but a 200 square metre cubicle with common bathrooms”.

We had already informed that two leading designers Ashima and Leena Singh revealed their plans for starting an institution called “Jai Ho Foundation”. The designing duo has roped in the kid actors Azhar and Rubina to walk the ramp at the upcoming “Wills India Fashion Week”.

If the privileged decide to lend a helping hand to the underprivileged, then slowly but surely India will be rid of poverty. We hope this is just the beginning!

Anil Kapoor is one of Indian cinema’s most consistent actors of all time, and after his turn in Danny Boyle’s world-conquering Slumdog Millionaire, he is the one ‘Bollywood star’ the West is most exposed to.

And while the world is just discovering Kapoor’s charms, we’ve long been beneficiaries of the man’s talent. He’s delivered his best even in the unlikeliest of cinema, and can always be counted on to make the screen light up with that goofy grin.

Here then, for our friends in the West and for all of us to celebrate one of our best leading men, is a list of his ten finest films. It is a contentious list, of course, but we go with chronological order.

Anil Kapoor and Tisca Chopra at the inauguration of the Cosmetology Center at Nanavati Hospital pictuers

The man is all over the place and how! We are indeed talking about the one and only Anil Kapoor, the man (who ironically) is now on the ‘hot seat’ after the stupendous success of the mega hit Slumdog Millionaire. Needless to say, that each and every channel, magazine is vying for a piece of Anil, the ‘Oscar material actor’!

The latest mag to be featuring the man with not just mere golden but Jhakaas smile is ‘andpersand’. The issue features an in-depth interview of this actor par excellence. There are lots of trivia facts about Anil Kapoor, like the fact that him being paid Rs. 19 (you read it right…Rs. 19) for Parinda etc… Anil also speaks about his take on shortcuts, his moustache etc…