Hotel Mumbai's Anupam Kher impresses co-stars with free cab rides in Adelaide

Indian taxi drivers refused to charge Anupam Kher and his Hotel Mumbai co-stars for their rides in Adelaide, Australia. PHOTO: ANUPAM KHER/FACEBOOK
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NEW YORK - When he appears in Hollywood films such as the Oscar-winning Silver Linings Playbook (2012), Bollywood mega-star Anupam Kher often becomes a cultural ambassador of sorts, introducing co-stars such as Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper to his favourite Indian restaurants.

And he sometimes offers them a glimpse of the sheer star power of Bollywood actors too.

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