Anupam Kher Was Just Nominated For A BAFTA, People. 'Amazing,' Tweet Stars

New Delhi: Anupam Kher has been nominated for his first major international award - a BAFTA, no less. Mr Kher, 63, is up for Best Supporting Actor in the British Academy Television Awards this year, for his role in the BBC TV movie The Boy With The Topknot. "Thank you for the nomination. I feel honoured and humbled," Anupam Kher tweeted after the announcement today. His competition includes Adrian Dunbar for Line Of Duty, Brian F O'Byrne for Little Boy Blue and Jimmi Simpson for the Black Mirror episode titled USS Callister. The Crown, Line Of Duty and Black Mirror lead the nominations list. See the BAFTA announcement and Anupam Kher's tweets below:
 

Nominated for Supporting Actor
Adrian Dunbar - Line of Duty
Anupam Kher - The Boy with The Topknot
Bran F. O'Byrne - Little Boy Blue
Jimmi Simpson - USS Callister (Black Mirror)#BAFTATV pic.twitter.com/Sn1JEaK6dK

- BAFTA (@BAFTA) April 4, 2018

 

Thank you @BAFTA for the nomination. I feel honoured and humbled. #TheBoyWithTheTopKnot https://t.co/MMynVL7YoB

- Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) April 4, 2018

Priyanka Chopra, who is currently in Ireland for Quantico 3, congratulated Anupam Kher for the BAFTA nomination.

Congrats sir! So proud. @bafta @anupampkher #TheBoyWithTheTopknot https://t.co/DQCsUu4FFV

— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) April 4, 2018

Anupam Kher's colleague Anil Kapoor, his daughter Sonam Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar and Riteish Deshmukh also posted congratulatory messages.

Congratulations !sir Anupam Kherji .. your friend from Juhu India is very proud of you .. https://t.co/cpBm5BqHKf

— Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) April 4, 2018

Amazing Anupam uncle! https://t.co/ZetCPeM70o

— Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) April 4, 2018

How wonderful.. all the best @AnupamPKher .. https://t.co/A5NamFsZtH

— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) April 4, 2018

Amazingggg.... Congratulations & best wishes dearest @AnupamPKher https://t.co/Ud6qugWqHO

— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) April 4, 2018

The Boy With The Topknot is based on the memoir of British Sikh Sathnam Sanghera, a retelling of his family history, of growing up in Wolverhampton, and of his discovery that his father and older sister were schizophrenic. Anupam Kher stars as the father, British actor Sacha Dhawan - you might recognise him from the TV comedy Outsourced - plays Sathnam.

Anupam Kher's exalted career began way back with the acclaimed 1984 film Saaransh. In the last three decades, he has juggled mainstream cinema like Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Tezaab, Chaalbaaz and Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai with more serious fare. Mr Kher's international credits have flourished over the years, from Bend It Like Beckham and ER to Silver Linings Playbook and The Big Sick.

Apart from The Boy With The Topknot, Anupam Kher has also appeared on the show Sense8 and stars in The Indian Detective.

Winner of six Filmfare Awards, Anupam Kher has also received the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan.

The BAFTA Television Awards will be held on May 13.