India, Aug. 16 -- Anupam Kher recently was honoured with the Raj Kapoor Award by the Maharashtra Government, along with which he received a prize of Rs.10 lakh. The actor announced on Thursday that he would be giving that money as a scholarship to a candidate at his acting school, who is in need of financial aid. To make it special, he has named it after his best friend, the late actor-filmmaker Satish Kaushik.

Ask him about this move, and Anupam Kher shares, "Both of us almost came from the same backgrounds economically when we started and I thought it would be nice to continue his legacy as an actor and his association with the school, by naming the scholarship on him." He adds, "I got a scholarship when I was in drama school, so I kno...