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Ali Fazal: Will be happy if other Indians bag leading parts
Updated On: 11 February, 2022 07:30 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
As his murder mystery Death on the Nile hits screens, Ali Fazal discusses his role in paving the way for more South Asian actors to find a footing in the West
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It could be deemed a special week for Indian artistes. After the documentary Writing with Fire was nominated for the Oscars, Ali Fazal’s international project Death on the Nile releases today. When we connect with him shortly after the film’s London premiere, we obviously begin our chat with the long wait to the marquee. The release of the Agatha Christie adaptation, shot in late 2019, was held off due to the pandemic. “When you wait so long, you get worried if people don’t like the film. I have watched the film at the premiere and it’s quite a spectacle. My biggest takeaway is that it’s shot on a film camera, and is a spectacle. Kenneth [Branagh, actor-director] has managed to create the 1930s in an interesting way. My part was tailor-made. My character Uncle Andrew has been made younger; now, I play cousin to Gal Gadot’s Lynette. The plot is 80 years old, so Agatha fans know how it ends. That said, I hope they still enjoy how it unravels,” says Fazal.
As an ardent Agatha Christie fan, this is a special film for him. It’s also his widest release till date, the actor says, almost with a hint of disbelief. “We are releasing a record number of screens. 3300 in the US. Some 10,000 screens in China. More in Europe and Australia.”
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