Suraj Sharma: Didn't want to miss out on life for movies

| PTI | Mar 8, 2017, 16:31 IST

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Suraj Sharma says he decided to complete his education after 'Life of Pi' as he did not want to miss out on real life experiences for fame.

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He is currently studying film-making at the Tisch School of the Arts in New York. "I had to study as I did not want to miss out on that. One thing that really scared me about acting was missing out on real life experiences. I want to have those experiences and it has really worked out well for me," Suraj said.

Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi', about a young boy adrift in the ocean with a Bengal tiger for company, brought global fame to Suraj and helped him land international projects like 'Million Dollar Arm' and 'Umrika' besides a spot on popular TV show 'Homeland'.

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Suraj is now awaiting the release of his first

Bollywood

movie '

Phillauri

', starring and produced by Anushka Sharma. "I am super excited. I am really happy with the way it has turned out. It is fascinating, fantastical and at the same time comedic and full of love," the

actor

says.

In the film, he plays an NRI, who is made to marry a tree before his actual wedding, and Suraj says it was fun play the role as it shows how the young generation is trying to 'figure out between the old and the new'.

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Anushka plays a friendly ghost in the movie and Suraj says she guided him throughout the film. "Anushka is a fabulous actor. She has such a strong personality and has a great command over her craft. She gives it her all. She really guided me. I did not get to work with Diljit (Dosanjh) a lot but I do have a beautiful scene with him."

Suraj says 'Phillauri' was the perfect film to make his Bollywood debut as it is a commercial entertainer without being run-of-the-mill stuff. Directed by debutant Anshai Lal and produced by Fox Star Studios and Clean Slate Films, 'Phillauri' is set to release on March 24.

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Bollywood meets Hollywood

Grapevine has it that Bollywood lasso Deepika Padukone has been signed in the Hollywood film The Fast And The Furious 7. In this slide here, let's take a look at the prominent Bollywood stars who have had a stint in Hollywood.

At the time when Irish actor Pierce Brosnan hung his boots for the role of James Bond, news was rife that Bollywood hunk Hrithik Roshan would fit into the shoes of 007!

Anupam Kher appears as affable therapist for Bradley Cooper in the Oscar winning film, Silver Linings Playbook.

But he went one step ahead when he starred alongside Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol in a blink-and-you-miss appearance.

Aishwarya Rai: The Bachchan bahu also starred in more than one Hollywood ventures. She was the first choice by director Gurinder Chadda for the role of Lalita Bakshi in the film Bride and Prejudice.

Ash also starred in The Mistress of Spices. the film was based upon the novel The Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan played the role of Sonia Solandres in the film which had Steve Martin as Inspector Jacques Clouseau in The Pink Panther 2.

Aishwarya was also seen in The Last Legion. The film was based on a 2003 Italian novel of the same name written by Valerio Massimo Manfredi. Ash worked with stars Colin Firth and Sir Ben Kingsley in the film.

Ash was also seen 2006 British film Provoked. The film is loosely based on the true story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia who killed her abusive husband. Ash played the role of Kiranjit.

She was also seen in Politics of Love (also known as Love Barack) - a 2011 film directed by William Dear. Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat and American actor Brian J. White played leading roles.

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