Dev Patel One Of The Most Influential Global Indians
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British
actor
Dev
Patel
has
been
listed
as
one
of
the
most
influential
global
Indians
by
men's
magazine
GQ
India.
The
list
was
introduced
in
the
July
issue
of
the
magazine
which
caters
to
men's
lifestyle
and
fashion.
Dev
Patel
is
best
known
for
his
role
as
Jamal
Malik
in
Danny
Boyle's
film
called
Slumdog
Millionaire.
He
is
also
widely
known
for
his
role
as
a
British
Pakistani
Muslim
teenager
in
a
series
called
Skins.
Dev
has
also
been
acclaimed
for
his
performance
in
a
comedy-drama
film
called
The
Best
Exotic
Marigold
Hotel.
The
GQ
magazine
also
featured
British
Indian
novelist
Salman
Rushdie,
singer
Jay
Sean,
steel
tycoon
Lakshmi
Mittal
and
Republican
Governor
of
Louisana
Bobby
Jindal,
among
others.
These
were
some
of
the
names
listed
in
the
top
50
most
influential
global
Indians.
Dev
has
been
chosen
for
his
contribution
to
cinema
and
TV,
said
a
source.
The
23-year-old
is
a
citizen
of
London
but
his
origins
are
from
India.
His
parents
are
Gujarati
Hindus.
Dev
was
interested
in
acting
right
from
his
school
days.
He
constantly
performed
for
his
school
productions.
In
the
year
2006,
Dev
auditioned
for
the
drama
series
Skins
and
after
two
auditions,
he
was
chosen.
From
then
on,
his
acting
career
has
been
growing.
Being
listed
in
the
GQ
magazine
along
with
great
personalities
like
Salman
Rushdie
and
Bobby
Jindal
is
big
achievement
for
Dev
Patel.