Slumdog Millionaire Was Both A Blessing And A Curse For Dev Patel
Dev Patel says his much appreciated award-winning role in the movie Slumdog Millionaire, has proved to be both a blessing and a curse for him.
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British-Indian
actor
Dev
Patel
says
that
he
feels
his
role
in
the
much-acclaimed
movie
Slumdog
Millionaire
was
like
a
blessing
and
also
a
curse
to
him.
The
26-year-old
star,
who
tasted
fame
with
lead
role
in
the
Slumdog
Millionaire,
says
while
on
one
hand
it
has
put
him
on
the
celebrity
map
in
Hollywood,
on
the
other
hand
it
holds
a
lot
of
expectation
from
all
around
to
prove
himself
that
he
belongs
there.
"It's
a
blessing
and
a
curse,
that
film,
for
me.
It
put
me
on
the
map
and
did
great
things,
but
you're
fighting
against
it.
To
lots
of
people,
I'm
the
dude
from
'Slumdog'.
You
have
to
go
out
there
and
earn
your
stripes
and
prove
more
than
that," said
Dev
Patel.
Patel
continued,
"It's
totally
flattering,
but
I
didn't
sign
up
for
this
role
because
I
thought
I
was
going
to
get
an
Oscar.
That
was
the
last
thing
on
my
mind."
"When
I
read
the
script,
I
was
a
puddle
of
tears.
I
couldn't
believe
this
was
a
true
story.
We
were
all
in
it
because
we
loved
these
people,
and
we
wanted
to
live
in
their
skin
for
a
year
of
our
lives." He
added.
"I
know
what
I'm
afraid
of
playing:
those
big
studio
movies.
After
Slumdog,
I
did
a
film
that
was
not
well
received
at
all
(The
Last
Airbender)." Patel
stated
further.