While working on Devdas, Sikandar opted out of studies. He had just appeared for his class 12th exams after which going to US crossed his mind, until when his father pointed out the difference between India and America with respect to teaching, learning and working.
“I worked as an assistant director to learn acting, the relationship between the actor and the director, the actor and the camera, the actor and his surroundings. When you are in such close proximity of a working film you know how everything works, including the machine.”
‘When dad’s acting school commenced, I was starting with Woodstock Villa’
He did not receive formal acting training under his father Anupam Kher, apart
from a few workshops. But he learnt much more by just observing him father while he would do research and practice for characters.
“It’s not like he used to impart acting lessons for me. By the time his acting school started, I was initiating work on my film, Woodstock Villa. I did an acting workshop with him though. When dad signed Khosla Ka Ghosla, he used to tell me how he was going to walk and talk, so I picked up things like these. I am lucky to have my mother and father at home who can give me inputs whenever I need them.”
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