The All India Steel Conclave was organised by SteelMint with an objective to focus on the roadmap wherein India has already hit the halfway mark of 160 mnt of the target of 300 mnt of steel production capacity by 2030. This premier event sought to address the key issues in the Indian iron ore, coal and IF-route steelmaking segments, and also threw light on the way forward. Richly endowed with minerals, especially iron ore, Chhattisgarh is the third-largest steel producing state in India and contributes around 12% of the country’s crude steel production. Chhattisgarh is home to 10% of India’s pellets and 20% of sponge iron production, and thus plays an important role in India’s growth story.
During this occasion, Anupam Kher spent Sunday afternoon at the Naya Raipur resort. Kher was invited here as a motivational speaker. The special thing was that he was involving the people present there in his conversation. On the question of a viewer, he said – Winners believe in hardwork, because luck can be supported only once, not again and again.
Shortly after the start of the program, he was faced with a slip. It was written in it that please stand up and give a speech. That slip was sent by the chairman of the organisation, Ramesh Agarwal. Taking a jibe at this, Kher said as you wish. The one who gives the goods is the owner. I have also taken some goods. Kher also called him on stage in a series. Jokingly asked him why did you say that to me? Ramesh simply replied that there was a communication gap.
Events fail, humans don’t
I have learned all my lessons from my family. We had a joint family of 14 members. We were poor but happy. When a person is poor then it is the cheapest happiness for him. I have never had more than 38 percent marks in studies. I was bad at sports too. When he used to run, the coach would tell him to stop. Even if he runs alone, the second will come. Once in an examination, I came 59th in the class. Dad asked how many children were there in all. I said 60. They didn’t want to demotivate me, so they said – come up to 48th next time. One thing has been understood from this that when we remain far behind, the chances of coming forward are equal. Always remember that events fail, not humans.
Kashmir files were prepared for 32 years
I was in New York when Vivek Agnihotri told me the story of The Kashmir Files. After listening to the story, I said that if you make it like this, I will do the role, because it was true. I am a Kashmiri Pandit myself, so I have felt those incidents closely. I thought about how I could immortalise that character, then I named that character after my father Pushkar Nath. The motive behind this was that whatever scene I do, it will not be fake. I used to cry after every scene. The truth is such a lamp that even if placed on the top of a mountain, it may give less light but it is visible from a distance. My soul has acted in this film, not me. If you do not want anything from someone, then you can tell him the truth.
About struggles in Bollywood
On 3rd June 1981 I went to Mumbai. Spent 27 days in the railway station. Due to lack of hair on my head, I was not getting work there. Somebody was advising me to become a writer or do something else. While I was an NSD passout. I wrote a letter to Grandfather and said that I want to come back. Grandfather’s letter arrived. Wrote- Your parents have sacrificed a lot to get you there. A wet man is not afraid of rain. His words were as if struck by lightning. I started focusing on my target again.
The two-day summit focused on the new opportunities and changing market dynamics of India’s EAF/IF-based steel industry. The conference offered great opportunities for two days of knowledge sharing. Steel manufacturers, end-users, iron ore miners, coal traders, and ferro alloy suppliers gathered on one networking platform and strengthened business bonds under one roof.
