Dev Patel "not ashamed" of Indian roles
- Lee Jing Wei
- Dec 4, 2015
- 1 min read
Actors often shy away from playing the same role too often, for fear of being typecast - but not Dev Patel.
In town for a dialogue session at the Singapore International Film Festival 2015, Patel said that he appreciates his Indian heritage.
"Unlike some other actors, I really embrace playing who I am. I am a British Asian, that's what they would class me as and I'm not ashamed of it," said the 25-year-old.
The British-Indian actor skyrocketed to fame after his breakout role as a teen from a Mumbai slum in award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire in 2008.
He followed the role closely with other Indian-centric roles, including hotel manager Sonny Kapoor in Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, and IT genius Deon Wilson in Chappie.
But the London-born actor was not always so comfortable in his own skin.
Read more at AsiaOne
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