Dev Patel On The Humanism in 'Hotel Mumbai'
'Even if a character is firing a gun,' he says, 'it's not a 'cool' moment. The idea of radicalized young men unloading AK47s on masses of people is shocking.'
Months before terrorists opened fire on a crowd at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus train station as part of a series of attacks in Mumbai in November 2008, a 17-year-old Patel was filming his final dance scene for his breakout role in Slumdog Millionaire. "No one I personally knew was injured, but it rocked my family, myself and my friends in India," says Patel, who was born and raised in England by Gujarati Indian Hindu parents. "When I heard there was a film being made, I wanted to be a part of it."
, opening March 29, takes place at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, one of the sites of the attacks, with Patel playing
