Bollywood actor Prashantt Gupta who was in Neerja and Tashkent Files more recently has just finished a major Hollywood stint. His film A New Christmas was sold out at Heartland international film festival. Talking about the film, the actor told midday, "I was involved from the get-go in its making. Last year, I produced a short film called TU and it not only made a strong impression on viewers, but it also paved the way for me to develop a feature project. And I had decided from the get-go that if I was going to be involved in producing something, it would be an English film for the American and international market. So I collaborated with two close producer friends in Mumbai, and then I flew to LA to meet a company, Mulberry Films, which had expressed an interest to work with me on this project. And that's how it started."

Narrating about his experience, the actor told us, "The experience of shooting in the freezing winter of New York was the most divine experience of my life. All the more overwhelming because the film not only rested on my shoulders as the lead actor, but also as one of the producers. The punctuality on American sets is phenomenal, the production lingo is a bit different from India, which was refreshing, and not a moment passed forgetting that a Christmas movie was always my dream. What's most gratifying is the range I've managed to cover in terms of character types and looks with Neerja, The Tashkent Files and now A New Christmas. To go from supporting roles in India to lead in Hollywood is something that I hope leads to more substantial opportunities here.