{"id":13318,"date":"2026-05-04T23:31:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T23:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/2026\/05\/04\/unlike-nayak-anil-kapoor-says-he-does-not-want-to-be-chief-minister-for-a-day-in-real-life-as-a-citizen-ill-do-whatever-i-can-hindi-movie-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T23:31:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T23:31:35","slug":"unlike-nayak-anil-kapoor-says-he-does-not-want-to-be-chief-minister-for-a-day-in-real-life-as-a-citizen-ill-do-whatever-i-can-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=13318","title":{"rendered":"Unlike Nayak, Anil Kapoor says he does not want to be Chief Minister for a day in real life: \u2018As a citizen, I&#8217;ll do whatever I can&#8217; | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130813111,imgsize-50258,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/nayak-anil-kapoor-1200-2.jpg\" alt=\"Unlike Nayak, Anil Kapoor says he does not want to be Chief Minister for a day in real life: \u2018As a citizen, I'll do whatever I can'\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/anil-kapoor\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Anil Kapoor<\/a>, who immortalised the role of a common man-turned-Chief Minister in Nayak: The Real Hero, has made it clear that he has no political ambitions in real life.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>In a conversation with ABP News, the actor was asked if he would like to step into the Chief Minister\u2019s role for a day \u2014 much like his iconic character Shivaji Rao in the 2001 film. <!-- -->Responding candidly, Kapoor said, \u201cI would absolutely not want to become one.<!-- --> I don\u2019t even think about it.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>\u2018There are far more capable people doing the job\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The actor emphasised his respect for those in governance. \u201cI respect all of them. I think there are far more superior people who know this job better and are doing a great job in all the states and in the country,\u201d he said, adding that India is \u201cprogressing and doing so well in every way.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Kapoor reiterated that the thought of entering politics has never crossed his mind. \u201cI have never thought about it&#8230; I don\u2019t want to even think about it,\u201d he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wLCOS vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"ap_Bf\">\n<div class=\"ZM4zO\">\n<p><i class=\"bo2C4\"\/> <span>Watch<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->&#8216;Parinda&#8217; Completes 36 Years, Anil Kapoor Posts Throwback Pictures<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>\u2018I\u2019ll do my bit as a citizen\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom my side, I will always try \u2014 as an actor, as a person, as a citizen of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India and this planet \u2014 to do whatever I can to make things better,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Highlighting key concerns, Kapoor added, \u201cWhether it\u2019s the environment, climate change, pollution, or spreading happiness and entertainment \u2014 whatever is in my capacity, I will try to do that.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>He concluded by saying that while he has no interest in holding office, he would always support those in leadership roles. \u201cIf anybody is on that job, I would like to contribute in whatever little way I can to make things better.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Nayak: The Real Hero, directed by S. Shankar, follows a journalist who gets a one-day opportunity to become Chief Minister and uses it to bring swift reforms \u2014 a storyline that struck a chord with audiences and continues to be widely referenced in political conversations. The film also featured Amrish Puri, Rani Mukerji, Pooja Batra, Paresh Rawal, Johny Lever, Shivaji Satam among others.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/entertainment\/hindi\/bollywood\/news\/unlike-nayak-anil-kapoor-says-he-does-not-want-to-be-chief-minister-for-a-day-in-real-life-as-a-citizen-ill-do-whatever-i-can\/articleshow\/130813099.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anil Kapoor, who immortalised the role of a common man-turned-Chief Minister in Nayak: The Real Hero, has made it clear that he has no political ambitions in real life.In a conversation with ABP News, the actor was asked if he would like to step into the Chief Minister\u2019s role for a day \u2014 much like&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13319,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13318\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}