The movie, which is coming out Friday, features Dame Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy and Tom Wilkinson along with Indian actors Lillette Dubey and Tena Desae. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/may/Dev-Patel_1.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 435px; " /> Dev Patel and Judi Dench in the movie &#39;The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel&#39;. Pic IANS &quot;It was phenomenal - and that&#39;s an understatement. It was amazing for me just to watch them. I was nervous with this weighty cast, of course, but John gave me the confidence to be free. Even the smallest scenes were great lessons for me,&quot; said Dev in a statement.u00a0Dev, known for his character in Danny Boyle&#39;s &quot;Slumdog Millionaire&quot;, has a personal connect with the film &quot;The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel&quot;. &quot;My mother has actually worked as a caretaker for the elderly and I was enticed by how vivid these characters are, by their sarcasm and their wisdom. I fell in love with the script because every character shines in his or her own different way and you believe in each of them,&quot; he added. Directed by John Madden, the movie revolves around a hotel in Rajasthan, advertised as India&#39;s answer for Britain&#39;s retired people. u00a0

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Actor Dev Patel, who is gearing up for the release of his forthcoming India-based film "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel", says initially he was nervous with the experienced heavy-weights in the film-cast

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