I wanted to bring in everything Id learned, and also unlearned, while making24in India, he continues.

Of course we knew we had to do it according to Indian sensibilities and the socio-political situation here.

The cast also includes Sobhita Dhulipala, Tillotama Shome, Saswata Chatterjee and Ravi Behl.

Anil Kapoor in The Night Manager

Anil Kapoor in The Night ManagerDisney+ Hotstar

He says adapting24for the Indian market also made him realise that too much change can be counter-productive.

I asked the writers onThe Night Managerto keep the soul of the original.

When we tried to change too much in24, we started to fail.

WGA West building in Hollywood

Anil Kapoor

So weve been very true to the original show.

He will also appear in an episode of Jeremy Renners upcoming Disney+ showRennervations.

But says hes very selective in the international work he does.

I dont want to spread myself too thin.

I told them there are better actors than me out there!

But now when Im in LA, I dont go out and meet hundreds of people.

For me, the most important thing is to know that Im working with good people.

Kapoor is also very busy in Mumbai.

These kind of rough patches come and go.

The only difference is that back then we didnt have social media.

His own career took off in the late 80s and early 90s with seminal films likeMr.

One abiding trend hes noticed over the decades is the herd mentality of the film business.