I make sure not to slip into cliche Indian parts of 'maharaja': Ali Fazal

Ali Fazal's Hollywood journey started way back in 2015 with a special appearance in "Furious 7" and the actor slowly moved to playing a pivotal part opposite Judi Dench in "Victoria & Abdul".

Fazal, who has started shooting for Kenneth Branagh's "Death on the Nile", says while signing a project in the West, his endeavour has always been to not get slotted in cliche Indian parts.

"I'm not giving back-to-back auditions for too many films. I make sure to not slip into the cliche parts where an Indian just plays a maharaja. Not to dumb-grade those parts, but then it becomes a type. I don't want to fall into a zone," the actor told PTI in an interview.

Fazal adds his criterion stays the same for Indian projects as well.

"Even in India, I'm constantly trying to break my image. Sometimes it doesn't work in my favour as I'm not a guy with an image or I'm still not a guy who is bankable enough. So it has pros and cons."
"There was no presence of a character from another country in the original book, or even in the first film. That's why I really admire the diverse nature of the cast. I'm very excited. My accent is very different in the film. I have to work really hard."