The actor, along with Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan, speaks at the final day of the Ficci Frames confab in Mumbai.
NEW DELHI — Tough guys do dance. Hollywood and Bollywood literally shook a leg at the closing session of the Ficci Frames confab Friday in Mumbai, when Hugh Jackman and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan did a jig to a popular Hindi film song after participating in a panel on the Hollywood studio system and the growing impact of Bollywood on global cinema.
During the session, moderated by My Name is Kahn director Karan Johar, the Wolverine star revealed that he was actively seeking roles in Bollywood projects, ”I am looking forward to working in Bollywood films. I am meeting directors.”
“I am a huge fan of Shah Rukh Khan and I loved his film My Name is Khan. I want to do a sequel to this film and that will be called My Name is Jackman and I am not a tourist,” Jackman joked in a reference to the My Name Is Khan tag line, ”And I am not a terrorist.”
Commenting on the Hollywood studio system, Jackman said, “I have mostly worked with Fox. Some creative people find the studio system intrusive and get very negative. But a studio which is putting in millions of dollars has the right to have a say. Studios are run by smart people. They make 18 to 20 films a year.”
Jackman added that studio heads often advised him on what roles he should be taking and how he should approach a character. When asked about how Bollywood is perceived in Australia, Jackman said, “Bollywood is cool.”
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Hugh Jackman Pursuing Bollywood Roles – The Hollywood Reporter.
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