Actor Dev Patel, who made his directorial debut with `Monkey Man` sat down for a chat with singing sensation Kelly Clarkson for an episode on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’. Dev said that he was ashamed of his Indian heritage because it was not the “coolest”. 

The actor-turned-director recalled, “There was a time when I was ashamed of the Indian part of my heritage. When you’re in school in Greater London, it’s not the coolest. I’m trying what I can to not show that part, going into films like Slumdog Millionaire and doing all these kinds of movies. I realised actually that with the first movie, I’m going to direct, I’m not going to double down, I’m going to triple down on culture.”