Michelle Yeoh,Luc Besson find Indian drivers ‘reckless’

The director is down in Goa for the closing ceremony of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2011 along with Michelle Yeoh,who has played the role of Kyi in the movie.

“People don’t go very fast here but they overtake recklessly. Now I understand why there are so many accidents in India,” Besson said.

Michelle Yeoh,who is a Global Ambassador for the Make Roads Safe Campaign,an European initiative,observed that “they just press on the gas and press their hand on horn.”

Incidentally,Goa has been recording 300-odd road accidents every year.

The state with 14 lakh population receives 24 lakh tourists,including 4 lakh foreigners annually.

I grew up watching Indian movies: Michelle Yeoh

She may have Hollywood hits like ‘Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon’ and bond film ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ in her kitty but Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh says she grew up watching Bollywood films.

“I have grown up in Malaysia watching Indian films as we are a very multi-racial community. My mother is a very big cinema buff,so as a kid we watched a lot of Indian and Malay films.

“When I see the movies I understand them and I love the colour and the drama but I don’t remember their names. I am very familiar with it and I hope one day I would have the opportunity to make a film in India. You have a beautiful country,its a great contrast,” she said.

“I would love to get the DVD of recent hits ‘3 Idiots’ and ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’.

The the 48-year-old actress,who will be hosting the closing ceremony of ongoing International film festival of India (IFFI) with superstar Surya,recently shot a documentary on road safety.