Nana Patekar reveals why he turned down Leo DiCaprio-starrer ‘Body Of Lies’

Veteran actor Nana Patekar was offered a role in Hollywood star Leonardo DiCapriostarrer lsquoBody Of Liesrsquo However he declined it because he did not like the role that was offered to himlsquoBody of Lies is a 2008 American spy action thriller film directed and produced by Ridley Scott starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe in the lead rolesSet in the Middle East it follows the attempts of the CIA and the GID of Jordan to catch alSaleem a terrorist Frustrated by their targets elusiveness differences in their approaches strain relations between a CIA operative his superior and the head of Jordanian IntelligenceAsked in a media chat why he said no to Hollywood movies even though offers kept coming his way Nana said ldquoIt was because I did not have confidence about delivering the dialogues in English I donrsquot have that fluency I could have memorised that and done that anywayldquoBut the roles that were offered I did not like them I cant play a terrorist People who follow my work or love me see me playing that I wouldnrsquot like It was in Leonardo DiCapriorsquos film lsquoBody Of LiesrsquordquoHe then went on to speak about a film titled lsquoThe Poolrsquo which was released in 2007 The story revolves around a young janitor working at a hotel in the port city of Panjim who sees from his perch in a mango tree a luxuriant garden and shimmering pool hidden behind a wall In making whatever efforts he can to better himself Venkatesh offers his services to the wealthy owner of the home Not content to simply dream about a different life Venkatesh is inquisitive about the homes inhabitants and his curiosity changes the shape of his futureldquoI had done a film called The Pool they did the shooting They knew Anurag Kashyap and they said they wanted a face like this for the actorhellip So he showed me my facehellip Then that person came to meet and asked me if I would dohellip I asked how many days of shoot to which he said 78 days I said yes and forgot about it They were waitinghelliprdquoHe added ldquoThen we shot the film in 10 days They did not have the money to pay I said itrsquos okay This film worked It was all hand heldhellip That film won the Best Critic Award at the Sundance Film FestivalhelliprdquoNana will next be seen in Vivek Ranjan Agnihotrirsquos lsquoThe Vaccine Warrsquo The film is based on Indias battle against Covid19 and the efforts the medical department took to overcome the global crisisIt is slated to release on September 28This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever