
Actor Russell Crowe has successfully consolidated his place in
Hollywood in the past 26-years with his powerpacked performances and now
the ‘Gladiator’ star is eager to add an Indian film to his impressive
resume. The Oscar-winning actor, 48, was in talks with Sudipto Sen for a
film back in 2010 but says the project did not materialise and he is
still waiting to do an Indian film.
“I would love to do an Indian film. Infact two years back I was
supposed to meet the Indian director Sudipto Sen and discuss a project
with him. He wanted to make a film called ‘In Search of Immortality’,
which has now been put on hold and I am still waiting to hear from him
to take the project ahead,” Crowe said in an email interview.
The actor-producer, who has starred in award-winning films like ‘The
Insider’, ‘A Beautiful Mind’, ‘Cinderella Man’, says he is aware that
the Indian film industry is on the rise and feels there is an increase
in exchange of talent between the Bollywood and Hollywood.
I have heard that the Indian film industry is on the rise. A lot of
Hollywood directors are moving east-ward to make movies there and work
with actors there and vise versa. The international film festivals have
been a great platform for introducing and exchanging film culture,”
Crowe said.
The Australian actor’s latest crime drama ‘Broken City’ is being released by PVR Pictures in India on January 18.
The film is Allen Hughes’ solo directorial debut. Earlier, the Hughes
brothers, consisting of twins Allen and Albert, have directed numerous
films including ‘Menace II Society’, ‘Dead Presidents’ and ‘Book of
Eli’.”Allen has directed this movie all alone and was quite comfortable
with the movie- making process. He has portrayed all the characters very
well. We all were able to bring out the feel and personality of the
roles given to us, quite naturally,” the actor said.
In the film, Crowe is sharing screen space with actors Mark Wahlberg
and Catherine Zeta-Jones.When asked about his experience of working with
them, the actor said, “I had a great cast to work with. I like to work
with Mark a lot. He is comfortable with the job and idea of playing
characters. Catherine is magnificent. I think her power of acting has
grown ten folds from what it was earlier. She is fun to work with.