Author: Li Tong
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After more than half a year, the root-seeking film "The Lion" finally entered the mainland cinema from the Toronto Film Festival in September last year. Although the schedule collided head-on with "Transformers 5", the reputation has been strong. The film's lead actor, Dave Patel, is actually no stranger to Chinese audiences, he is the Indian teenager in the 2008 "Slumdog Millionaire", and now one of the best developed post-90s actors in the world, from an ordinary middle school student to a regular visitor to the red carpet of the awards season, he only spent 10 years.
Dave Patel
Slumdog Millionaire
"I never went to drama school, and all the acting skills I have now are learned from these great directors and actors who have worked together. I felt like my life was like a dream, I was just an English teenager coming out of the streets of Renas, how did all this happen? Luckily I have a wonderful pair of parents who allow their children to chase their dreams at the age of 16. ”
<h1>A performance in high school brought tears to the eyes of the teacher</h1>
Dave Patel was born in 1990 in Harrow, London, England, to the son of Raj Patel, an IT consultant, a guardian to an Anita mother, and an older sister who is 4 years older than him.
Mrs. Day's first performance in her life was in the stage play "Twelfth Night" organized by Longfield Primary School, where he played Sir Andrew Aquieck, for which he won the Medal for Best Actor. He later went to Whitmore High School and scored an A+ in the GCSE drama course because his interpretation of a child's role brought the invigilator to tears. His drama teacher, Niam Wright, said of him: "Dave is very talented, especially imaginative and creative in conveying a wide variety of characters. He received a perfect score in the GCSE Drama course because his honest expression moved the invigilator to tears. ”
Although he had a certain talent in acting, When he was young, Dave was too energetic and did not get into trouble at school. So when he was 10 years old, his parents sent him to learn taekwondo, and he won 30 medals in various national and international championships. At the 2004 AIMAA World Championships in Dublin, he won a bronze medal when he was only a red belt, and his close opponent was Irish black belt player Neil Fitzmaurice. Two years later, Dave got a black belt of his own.
<h1>Become a slum boy only because he is not "handsome" enough</h1>
In the year Dave advanced to taekwondo black belt player, he became a member of the classic British drama "Skin Bag". Dave's mom saw the ad in the newspaper to recruit actors, and after two rounds of auditions, he took on the role of Anwar Halal, a Pakistani-British teenager. After he was chosen, the writers adjusted the role to his personality. For his first time in show business, Dave actually had no experience: "On the first day of filming, I didn't know what to do. ”
"Skin Bag"
Just one year later, the 2008 film "Slumdog Millionaire", directed by Danny Boyle, introduced the world to the British teenager of Indian descent. When casting, Danny Boyle considered a lot of local actors, but found that Bollywood actors were generally too "strong, handsome, heroic", which was not what he wanted. Danny notices that Dave Patel recommended the show's Indian teenagers to his father through his 17-year-old daughter, a die-hard fan of "Skin Bag." After five rounds of auditions, Dave got the role in August 2007.
Dave Patel and director Danny Boyle
Patel was not yet 20 years old when he starred in Slumdog Millionaire
For this role, Dave and the director went to the filming site together to witness life in the slums of Dharavi. "I was a teenager who grew up in the UK and pedaled Nike sneakers on headphones, and I had never been to India before." He went to the call center for a day of experience and washed the dishes of the day in the hotel. And Dave also went on the red carpet at the Golden Globes and Oscars because of the film.
<h1>Changed the London accent and spent 8 months to win the British Academy Award</h1>
After "Slum Boy", Dave Patel's breakthrough role was in the film "The Foreign Hotel", which allowed him to play against British national treasure actors Maggie Smith, Judy Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nye, Penelop Wilton, Ronald Pickamp and Celia Imry.
《Foreign-related Hotel》
The film also brought a new challenge to Dave, as the character was set as a young man born and raised in India, and Dave specially asked a language coach to adjust his London accent in an attempt to present the most authentic Indian English. The first global box office of 136 million also contributed to the remake of the original team in 2015.
The movie "The Lion", which was released in the mainland not long ago, is Dave's closest to the top of the Oscars. In the film, he plays an Indian teenager who accidentally enters a middle-class Australian family from a slum and embarks on a journey to find his roots after being recalled by the food in his hometown. "Like all actors my age, I was eager to vent my emotions and anger through my role," Dave spent 8 months working out every day, with long beards and an Australian accent.
In The Lion, Nicole Kidman plays Dave Patel's adoptive mother.
In the film, Dave eventually finds his biological mother.
After the release of "The Lion", it received worldwide acclaim and was nominated for 6 Oscars and 4 Golden Globe Awards, and Dave also won the 70th British Academy Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor and the Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor, and this year he is only 27 years old.
Tips
Because of the drama
Dave's ex-girlfriend, Freida Pinto, the actress of Slumdog Millionaire, met for the first time on set and met during filming until they were officially together in February 2009. The relationship lasted until November 2014, when the two sides announced their breakup.
Dave Patel and Frida Pinto
Too red was rejected
In fact, Dave also participated in the audition for the movie "The Fantasy Drift of the Young Pi", but the producers felt that he was too famous, so they rejected him sternly.
Parental love
Dave's parents, both of Indian descent from Kenya, met in London. On their first date, the two went to a famous fast food restaurant, and his father, Raj, bought a children's package for his mother, Anita.