Ali Fazal has been one of those versatile artists in the industry who has been experimenting with Hollywood. He has starred in films like Fast And Furious, Kandahar, Victoria And Abdul and more. The actor is remembered for his character Zafar Khan in Fukrey to his stellar performance as Guddu Bhaiya in Mirzapur. In a candid conversation on mid-day’s podcast series The Bombay Film Story, Ali shared his take on growing Indian content in the International market, his reaction to Slumdog Millionaire and more. 

Ali talks about the shift in Indian content reaching International

Ali shared his views on how Indian content has been growing and getting recognition in the International market. He said, "I am so happy the world is opening up. A lot of cinema is happening; the focus has shifted to South Asian stories. If people have not felt it, they will feel it in the next one year. Actively, there has been stuff happening. What happened with Korea and China shall soon happen with India. It is a big market, and the West is out of stories. We have a lot of content. The world has opened up to subtitled content, so it doesn`t have to be anglicised anymore." 

Ali jibes at Slumdog Millionaire`s anglicised approach

Ali further stated his views on anglicisation in Slumdog Millionaire. Ali quipped, "God willing, we don`t ever have to go through a Slumdog again. Great film, but come on. As much as I love Dev, he is doing a wonderful job, and they are doing great. So did Freida. Leave miscast, the format itself is wrong. They are speaking in English, that too in half the film. They aren`t fully committing to the film."