Michael Sheen Says Indian Cinema Has Influenced Him A Lot
Michael Sheen says he has been highly influenced by Indian Cinema and the works of Satyajit Ray and Mira Nair.
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By Monojit
Celebrated
Hollywood
actor
Michael
Sheen
has
credited
Indian
Cinema
in
a
big
way
and
said,
cinema
of
India
has
had
a
big
influence
on
him.
He
even
mentioned
the
names
of
great
Indian
directors
like
Satyajit
Ray
and
Mira
Nair
and
their
movies
left
a
greater
impact
on
him.
"I
would
love
to
come
and
do
something
in
India.
It
will
be
amazing.
The
films
from
India,
the
cinema
of
India
has
had
such
a
big
influence
on
me,
watching
Satyajit
Ray,
Mira
Nair
films.
It
is
such
an
incredible
country
and
culture
and
so
I
hope
that
I
can
come
soon," Sheen
stated.
Sheen
features
in
the
latest
sci-fi
romance
film
titled
Passengers,
which
have
Jennifer
Lawrence
and
Chris
Pratt
in
the
leads.
Michael
Sheen
also
said
that
he
had
enjoyed
working
with
Pratt
and
Lawrence
and
said
that
"it
was
just
such
a
laugh
working"
with
the
actors.
"They
are
great
people,
really
funny
and
we
all
got
along
really
well
which
is
handy
because
it
was
just
the
three
of
us
everyday
for
a
long
time,"
Sheen
added.
On
talking
about
the
movie
he
said
"it
is
about
connections
to
another
human
being
and
the
ability
to
feel
love
for
another
human
being."