Extraordinary journey: Dhanush on Hollywood debut

Mumbai Feb 10 (IANS) Actor Dhanush who has shared a poster and teaser of his Hollywood debut "The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir" says it has indeed been a journey extraordinaire.

Based on a bestseller book "The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an Ikea Wardrobe" the film is an English-French comedy-drama directed by Ken Scott.

Dhanush shared the first poster f the film on his official Twitter handle. In the poster he is seen wearing a colourful Rajasthani headgear.

"Here is the teaser poster of The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir . My first English film. It s been an extraordinary journey indeed. Hope you guys like it " tweeted Dhanush a popular name in the south Indian film industry.

The movie also features French actress Berenice Bejo Somalian-American actor Barkhad Abdi and American actress Erin Moriarty.

In director Scott s words the film is a story of a young India who comes from Mumbai. "He knows nothing else but his neighbourhood."

According to Scott working with actors from different cultural background was inspirational.

Sharing his experience in a video Scott said: "I fell in love with the project. Working with Dhanush and other actors from so many different cultures was truly inspiring. We shot in different countries -- India Italy France Libya.

"We wanted to impact these different countries to the main character. Very simply what I tried to do is to get the best out of each actor to find the right balance of drama and comedy."

In the film Dhanush is playing a Mumbai man named Ajatashatru Lavash Patel.

"Something in the story makes the movie look like a fable so we wanted Fakir to be very entertaining and adventurous " Scott added.

--IANS
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