Will Smith impressed with Anil Kapoor's Gandhi

With Gandhiji's Gandhigiri being a rage across the globe, could Hollywood be far behind? No.

And one actor who's completely bowled over by Gandhi's philosophies is none other than Hollywood superstar Will Smith. That's what Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor found out recently.

It happened when Anil recently arranged a private screening of his ambitious venture Gandhi My Father, that incidentally marks his debut as a producer. Though absolutely no one from either Anil's family or the industry has even seen a still of this flick, Hollywood hottie Smith was among the privileged few who saw some portions of the film at a Hollywood screening held to attract overseas distributors.

An insider reveals, "Will was very impressed with the canvas of the film and the emotional intensity of the actors. But the most surprising factor was that Smith was very knowledgeable about Gandhi and his ideas. He told Anil that he had also seen Richard Attenborough's version and that he really believed in Gandhi. He also said that he found him very inspiring. This left Anil both surprised and proud."


When contacted, Anil confirmed the news and revealed that he was quite surprised to find out how much Smith knew about Gandhiji. He said, "We have kept the film completely under wraps for certain reasons. And I was pleasantly surprised to know that Smith actually knew quite a lot about Gandhiji. He holds Gandhi in high regard."

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