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Watch rang de basanti12/11/2022 ![]() There are parallels all the way through the film of the pre-independence and contemporary situation in India. Is director Rakeysh Mehra trying to convey any political message? Like the parent of any actor he's pleased as along as I'm working. But awareness of the industry is growing around the world, especially here in Britain where the interest in huge. I think it's impossible to understand just what films mean out there. I'd watched a few films but I really didn't have an idea of how big Bollywood is in India until I saw it first hand. How familiar were you with Bollywood before working on Rang De Basanti? When I came back I was told I got the part and had to leave within three days to begin a five-month shoot. So I auditioned in the normal way after which they flew me out to Mumbai for a screen test with Aamir and the whole crew, plus costume fittings. ![]() It's a well-written contemporary story and my character has depth. How does a Cambridge graduate turned thespian end up bagging a romantic lead role opposite one of Bollywood's biggest superstars?Ī script came through for me to look at and I liked the plot. But now she's bagged a rather unusual big-screen role in Rang De Basanti (Paint It Saffron), acting and singing in Hindi alongside Oscar-nominated actor/producer Aamir Khan, India's answer to Tom Cruise. ![]() The youngest daughter of former Conservative politician and Governor of Hong Kong, Lord Chris Patten, she's starred in TV shows such as Charles II: The Pride And Passion, Jonathan Creek and Midsummer Murders. Following in the footsteps of Sophie Dahl, Toby Stephens and even Emma Bunton, 26-year-old Alice Patten is the latest Brit to make a debut in a big-budget Bollywood feature film.
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