Enriching to discover various cultures in 'The Extraordinary Journey of The Fakir': Ken Scott

Canadian writer-director Ken Scott's latest directorial venture "The Extraordinary Journey of The Fakir" features Indian, French and American artistes, and the filmmaker says it was an enriching experience to have a blend of different cultures in one movie.

The film was shot across India, France, Belgium and Italy with a diverse star cast and Scott says his attempt was to make the movie look authentic.

"It was great to discover India, Mumbai and to discover Indian culture and how Indians tell stories, how they work with actors, etc. The film brought a lot of cultures together in one place. So for me it was a great learning experience. It was an enriching experience," Scott told PTI.

On set, Scott was influenced by different cultures as he had Indian actor Dhanush, Argentinean-French actor Berenice Bejo, American actor Erin Moriarty, Somali-American actor Barkhad Abdi and French actor-director Gerard Jugnot all in the movie.

For the director, it was a pleasure to be working with actors from several countries and what amazed him was their different approach to the craft.

"I had to make sure everything was blended in the right way. I needed strong actors. We have worked hard to get this great cast like Berenice Bejo, with whom I have been wanting to work for a long time. Then to be working with Ben Miller, Gerard Jugnot and others was a very nice experience."
"I discovered about him (Rajinikanth) after working with Dhanush on the film. And we did talk about him, we had some conversation. It is an absolute pleasure to work with him, he is a very professional actor. It was great to know where Dhanush came from. I was surprised to see how much people love him."