Dev Patel Talks Being In A ‘Cultural No Man’s Land’: ‘I’m Not British Enough To Be Fully British, Not Indian Enough To Be Fully Indian’
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etcanada.comDev Patel discussed the showbiz industry after shooting to fame for his work in the 2008 film “Slumdog Millionaire”. The British-Asian actor told the Guardian how he expected bigger roles after the flick but none were offered.
He said he often had to “wait for an Indian role to come by, where I could put on a thick accent” because “there wasn’t anything else, it was literally the clichés: goofy sidekick, taxi driver. “I was dating my co-star at the time, Freida [Pinto], and she went on to do all of these amazing things.
But in a way, she, too, was being type-cast, as this exotic beauty next to all these Caucasian leading men.” RELATED: Dev Patel Says Negative Reaction To His ‘Skins’ Character ‘Took A Toll’ Patel also spoke about his role in
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