Slumdog Millionaire, celebrity Dev Patel, gets caught for Indian roles

The Anglo-Indian actor Dev Patel, famous for his critically acclaimed 2008 film, Slumdog Millionaire, confessed that he was tired of being criticized for have "stolen" the role of "real" Indian actors. This 28-year-old actor, born in London to parents from Gujarat, India, said he was trying to better understand himself by connecting to his legacy.

"I get criticism sometimes because people will say, Why do not they give these roles to a real Indian?" I wonder what that means. The only way to converse with my grandparents is in Gujarati. Does this make me real enough? Or am I only allowed to witness the moments of prejudice and racism that cross airports? Is it the only one? The truth is that I try to understand myself better and understand my heritage, to understand things, in the film choices I make. It's the biggest thing for me to go to India several times, "Patel told the San Francisco Chronicle.

The" Lion "star has previously confessed that he" had returned "with his Indian roots when he had starred in "Slumdog Millionaire", an Oscar winner.In 2016, he later stated that he could never really integrate because the locals "could feel the stranger on me "

(With PTI entries)