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April 3, 2009 / 4:10 PM

Anil Kapoor joins '24' cast

Members of the cast of "Slumdog Millionaire" appear backstage with the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture at the15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on January 25, 2009. From left are, Irrfan Khan, Dev Pate, Freida Pinto and Anil Kapoor. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen)

Members of the cast of "Slumdog Millionaire" appear backstage with the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture at the15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on January 25, 2009. From left are, Irrfan Khan, Dev Pate, Freida Pinto and Anil Kapoor. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen) | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, April 3 (UPI) -- "Slumdog Millionaire" co-star Anil Kapoor has signed on for a role on the U.S. television drama "24."

The Indian actor played the game-show host in "Millionaire," which won the Oscar for best picture this year.

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The Hollywood Reporter said the Bollywood star is set to join the cast as a Middle Eastern leader who comes to the United States on a peacekeeping mission in the upcoming eighth season of "24."

Kapoor has acted in more than 100 movies in India.

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