Rachana Dubey (BOMBAY TIMES; June 12, 2020)

During the two months of Coronavirus lockdown, Sikandar Kher has used social media to give a glimpse of the friendly banter he often shares with his dad, Anupam Kher. Now, if everything goes as planned, the two actors might soon share screen space. A project was offered to them two weeks ago, when the country was still in lockdown. The basic draft, which was given to them, is now being fleshed out. Sikandar says, “At the moment, we don’t know if it will be a film or an episodic series. It depends on the material that the makers eventually curate.” Talking about why they haven’t worked together so far, he says, “Dad and I didn’t want to work together just for the heck of it. Even when this offer came our way, we thought over it independently, and gave our nod as we liked our parts.”

He adds, “Our equation has always been buddy-like. Dad has always given me my space. I, too, have never asked him or my mom (Kirron Kher) to help me get work or tell me how to work on a character. If we decide to work on this project, we will execute our work without interfering in each other’s spaces. I know that he’ll always have my back and I will learn more by observing him on the set.”