Dev Patel

Dev Patel On His Meatiest Role Since Slumdog Millionaire

... who plays his adoptive mother, is also nominated for an Oscar.) Twenty years later, with limited memories of his early years, he used Google Earth to search for—and find—his birth mother in India. The role has Patel not only physically transformed—bulked up and lusciously mop-topped—but losing himself to a wrestling match with ghosts who might hold the key to his identity, if only he could find them. And it’s a part, he says, he’s been waiting for since Slumdog had audiences around the world singing “Jai ho.” Fresh off his BAFTA win, Patel spoke to TIME from Los Angeles about his own relationship to India, the upcoming Oscars ceremony and his next endeavor: producing. TIME: You’ve said you felt like since Slumdog Millionaire you were waiting for a role like this to come along. Why do you think it took so long to happen. Jimmy Kimmel Kept His Feud With Matt Damon Alive During the 2017 Oscars. Dev Patel: I just think the pond I was fishing from ...

Things To Know If You're A Dev Patel Fan

... in the British teen drama Skins when he was 16. His mom got him the audition. “The reason I’m in the industry is because of her,” Dev told The Guardian earlier this year. “She saw an advert for the Skins audition in Metro, tore it out and dragged me along to the National Youth Theatre in London. I had to bunk off school.”. Dev and his mom, Anita, in 2009. 3. He has a black belt in tae kwon do. (His mom is also to thank for this: She enrolled him in martial arts to help him burn off excess energy.) "He was a child when he first came to me," his instructor at Rayners Lane Taekwon-do Academy, Stuart Anslow, told the Evening Standard in 2010, when Patel starred in The Last Airbender. "Dev doesn't muck about. Some kids are there because their parents want them to be but he was there because he loved it. He was ...

19 Reasons Your Obsession With Dev Patel Is Justified

... since. Dev has pretty much blossomed into full babe mode now. A post shared by BAFTA (@bafta) on. Feb 23, 2017 at 4:42 am PST. Woah, right. Barcroft Media via Getty Images. Seriously, THOSE CURLS. — And dat smile. Vera Anderson via Getty Images. — He also has a beautiful, classical profile. And the beard is good, too. (Let’s give credit where credit is due, guys.). — He’s so good at posing for photo shoots, his side hustle should be modeling. (But please don’t stop acting, Dev.). dev patel has been busy collecting awards & still made time to do this guardian photoshoot. __link__/6 a HHes 7 km 4. — Nerdy Asians (@Nerdy Asians) February 16, 2017. — Then there’s his accent. Dev pulls off a pretty convincing Aussie accent in “Lion,” but his real-life British lilt will melt your heart. Dev Patel calls meeting his real-life 'Lion' character "the most terrifying thing I've ever been through." #Oscars __link__/8 LWn 0 h UL 8 a. — Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 24, 2017. Sigh. Please never stop touching your hair. — All awards season long, Dev has been a big booster of Sunny Pawar , the ...

Dakota Johnson, Mahershala Ali, Dev Patel, More Arrive On 89th Oscars Red Carpet

... red carpet. Recent celebrities spotted on the 89 th Academy Awards red carpet include presenter Dakota Johnson and nominees Mahershala Ali and Dev Patel. They walked the red carpet in advance of Sunday’s eagerly anticipated ceremony, which begins at 8:30 PM ET/5:30 PM PT. Jimmy Kimmel is hosting this year’s event. Others recently seen on the red carpet include Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel, Michael J. Fox, and John Cho. ABC’s official red carpet photos follow. THE OSCARS(r) – The 89 th Oscars(r) broadcasts live on Oscar(r) SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2017, on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/Tyler Golden). JESSICA BIEL. THE OSCARS(r) – The 89 th Oscars(r) broadcasts live on Oscar(r) SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2017, on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/Tyler Golden). JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, JESSICA BIEL. THE OSCARS(r) – The 89 th Oscars(r) broadcasts live on Oscar(r) SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2017, on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/Tyler ...

Dev Patel, La La Land And Naomi Harris Tipped To Win Big

... season so far, and conversations around it, have pitched Moonlight and La La Land against each other as the big contenders for the Oscars. Damien Chazelle’s Los Angeles based musical, staring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, had success at the Golden Globes coming away with a record breaking seven awards. But Barry Jenkins’ adaptation of Tarell Alvin Mc Craney’s play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue leveled the playing field with its Writers Guild Award win for Best Original Screenplay while La La Land came away without any awards. Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone are both nominated for Oscars for their roles in La La Land (Picture: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images). Coral have La La Land down as favourite to win the much coveted Best Picture award but after Moonlight’s Screen Writers Guild Award win it seems there is no foregone conclusion on which film will come away with the statue. With so many actors, movies and even documentaries on the nomination sheet there is just no telling what ...

From Emma Stone To Dev Patel, The 10 Best Dressed Celebrities At The 89th Annual Academy Awards

... is any couple that nabs best dressed year in and year out, it’s Chrissy Teigen and her husband John Legend, who giggled and flirted their way across the carpet tonight, wearing a white Zuhair Murad gown and black Gucci tuxedo, respectively. Legend dubbed Teigen “a goddess.” Obviously. Next up in the couples department is regular stunner Pharrell Williams and producing partner Mimi Valdes (not wife Helen Lasichanh, who is home with the couple’s twins, born earlier this year). Regular Karl Lagerfeld clotheshorse, Williams is dressed in head-to-toe Chanel, including a custom-made black wool tail coat, trousers, necklace and, of course, bow-tie. Doing it right. Kirsten Dunst‘s black Dior gown has pockets. Pockets! Case closed. Taraji P. Henson‘s Alberta Ferretti black dress easily sashayed its way on to this list thanks to her Grade A posing all over the carpet, oozing Cookie. Make this woman an Oscar statue. Leslie Mann walked ...

Priyanka Chopra, Dev Patel Turn 89th Academy Awards Red Carpet Desi. Check Out Other Stunners

... red carpet but our attention was arrested by Dev Patel and Sunny Pawar - the two Lion actors - who got India on the red carpet before the ceremony began. After them, it was Priyanka Chopra who took all our attention as she walked in like a tigress with a bright smile on her face. Priyanka Chopra is prepping up for her big Hollywood debut with Baywatch has already taken the world by storm with her American sitcom Quantico, in which she plays Alex Parish. Now, she is making her appearances as Victoria Leeds, her character from her Dwayne Johnson-starrer film. Well, she for sure got all eyes on her. Dev Patel, who won Best Supporting actor at the Golden Globe Awards this year, is eyeing on making history with his win at the Oscars this year. The actor, whose film Lion has been critically acclaimed around the world, arrived at the ceremony with his mother. Sunny Pawar was the cutest at the red-carpet. The actor spoke about making Dev Patel learn Hindi and in return, he said, he took some ...

Oscars Nominees Hit The Red Carpet With Their Mums

... is usually synonymous with style show-stoppers, this year the must-have accessory for a number of the A-listers at the Oscars was… their mother. Yes, heart-warming snaps from this year’s ceremony show an array of nominees using their plus-one to hit the red carpet with their mums, including Best Supporting Actor contender Dev Patel. Jeff Kravitz via Getty Images. Dev and Anita Patel on the Oscars red carpet. The ‘Lion’ actor was photographed on the red carpet with his mother, Anita Patel, a carer, who looked totally thrilled to be joining her son at the Academy Awards. He told Sky on the red carpet: “This film [’Lion’] is about mothers and sons and the strength of that love. She’s more than deserving of being here. more than me, actually.”. Jeff Kravitz via Getty Images. Already our favourite image from this year's red carpet. Dev wasn’t the only star to arrive with his mum in ...