London, Mar 20 : After playing an evil TV host in the Oscar-winning film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor will now be seen fighting terrorists in the hit US TV show 24.

The 49-year-old actor will be playing the role of an Indian counter-terrorist cop, who teams up with Kiefer Sutherland''s Jack Bauer to take on terrorists.

"Anil would play Jack Bauer''s counterpart in India,” the Daily Star quoted a source as telling National Enquirer.

"It''s not known yet whether Anil will appear in just one episode of whether he''ll be a recurring character.

“Either way the producers are very excited about having him onboard," the source added. (ANI)