It was a meeting of sorts when Oscar award winning director Ang Lee, who is in India to promote his upcoming film, Life Of Pi met veteran actor Kamal Haasan at a press conference in Chennai. Seen here Kamal Haasan talks to Mr Lee about the film.
It was a meeting of sorts when Oscar award winning director Ang Lee, who is in India to promote his upcoming film, Life Of Pi met veteran actor Kamal Haasan at a press conference in Chennai. Seen here Kamal Haasan talks to Mr Lee about the film.
Debutant Suraj Sharma who plays the lead in the movie based on a novel by author Yann Martel, poses with (from left) Irrfan Khan, Ang Lee, Kamal Haasan and actress Shravanthi.
Life Of Pi director Ang Lee was in India to promote the film with stars Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Adil Hussain and Suraj Sharma. The movie adaptation of Yann Martel's Booker Prize-winning novel has been partly shot in India and will be released in 3D.
Delhi University student Suraj Sharma makes his debut as Piscine Molitor Patel or Pi, the title character, who lives with his family in Pondicherry and runs a zoo.
The movie features Irrfan Khan as the adult Pi Patel and and Tabu as Pi's mother. Ang Lee is all praise for the actors. "It was a privilege working with Tabu and Irrfan,” Ang Lee said in an interview.
Adil Hussain, last seen as Sridevi's husband in English Vinglish plays Pi's father in the film. Life Of Pi will be the opening film at the 43rd International Film Festival of India, scheduled to be held in Goa next month.
