Model-turned-actor
Upen
Patel
is
upbeat
about
making
his
debut
in
Tamil
films
with
the
magnum
opus
I
(Ai),
but
he
may
not
be
able
to
promote
the
movie
full-fledgedly
because
he's
now
locked
inside
a
house
for
a
reality
show,
Bigg
Boss
8.
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Read:
Bigg
Boss
8
Premier:
Salman
Khan
Introduces
12
Of
15
Contestants!
Upen
is
one
of
the
12
contestants
on
Bigg
Boss
8,
which
began
on
Colors
Sunday.
Before
entering
the
show,
he
told
IANS:
"I
am
making
my
debut
in
Tamil
films
with
'I'.
It's
a
high-budget
film
and
there
are
lot
of
expectations
from
it.
I
will
be
missing
the
promotions
of
this
film
since
I
will
be
in
the
house."
The
movie,
which
is
expected
to
hit
the
theatres
during
the
Diwali
festive
season,
features
actor
Vikram
in
the
lead
role,
and
it
also
has
Amy
Jackson
in
an
important
role.
Directed
by
Shankar,
"I"
has
been
reportedly
made
on
a
budget
of
over
Rs.150
crore
and
its
music
launch
in
Chennai
recently
saw
the
presence
of
Hollywood
star
Arnold
Schwarzenegger.
Upen
is
confident
that
Vikram,
and
the
film's
composer
A.R.
Rahman,
will
promote
"I"
"actively".
So,
for
now,
his
focus
is
on
"Bigg
Boss
8",
which
together
a
group
of
celebrities
under
one
roof,
with
no
connect
with
the
outside
world,
and
under
constant
scrutiny
of
multiple
cameras.
He
was
nervous
before
getting
into
the
show.
"I
don't
know
how
things
will
be
for
me,
but
all
I
can
do
is
to
be
myself
and
not
try
to
be
someone
else.
I'm
hoping
to
have
a
great
journey
with
this
show," said
the
actor,
who
was
born
in
India
and
raised
in
Britain.
He
had
started
off
his
career
as
a
model
before
he
landed
a
role
in
Abbas-Mustan's
2006
film
"36
China
Town".