‘Slumdog Millionaire ‘ has not only brought Oscars and other awards for its crew but post award laurels too. After Dev Patel and Freida Pinto who have been singed by some of the big production houses in Bollywood, it is the turn of the Irrfan Khan who has been offered a lead role by the production house of ‘Slumdog Millionaire”, the Fox-Searchlight.
In a candid talk with media,Irrfan disclosed some staggering fact about his new offer and release of ‘Slumdog Millionaire, ‘Irrfan had this to say,
“The studio head Peter Rice came to me and said he’d now like to make a film with me in the lead. Do you know Peter Rice is responsible for the film’s release? Otherwise it was going straight into a DVD release. Danny Boyle was in a panic mode and was ready to take the DVD offer. But the makers decided to take the film to Toronto and show it to Fox-Searchlight. They chased me all over the world to get some lines re-done, took the film to Toronto. Luckily, Fox-Searchlight loved SM.”
Now he is also counted among Six Bollywood stars that make an impression over Hollywood in a feature written in ‘Forbes’ magazine. Irfan previously has worked in Hollywood movies, ‘The Namesake’ and ‘A Mighty Heart. However, he gave credit to the success of the movie to Little Stars, who won the heart of movie lovers through out the globe. Now after the success of Slum Dog Millionaire, it seems that Hollywood and Bollywood come more nearer to each other and would produce some good movies.
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