Fahadh Faasil reveals why he dropped out of Alejandro González Inarritu’s movie: ‘They weren’t ready to pay for…’

Fahadh Faasil recently revealed being approached once to play a role in a movie helmed by multiple Academy Award-winning Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu.

Fahadh Faasil shares why he turned down the offer to work in an Alejandro González Iñárritu movie. (Credit: Facebook/@FahadhFaasil, IMDb)

Widely regarded as one of the finest actors of his generation in the country, Fahadh Faasil enjoys a devoted fan base not just among moviegoers but also among his peers. Celebrated for his understated and nuanced yet highly impactful performances, Fahadh is a dream collaborator for many in the Indian cinema landscape. It seems that the actor’s popularity has transcended boundaries as well now, as he recently revealed being approached once to play a role in a movie helmed by multiple Academy Award-winning Mexican filmmaker Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. During an interview, the Malayalam actor also shared why he turned down the offer.

Admitting to auditioning for the project, Fahadh Faasil said that Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, however, wasn’t impressed by his accent. “To perfect the accent, I was told to go to the US and stay there for three or four months. But they weren’t ready to pay for that. That’s why I skipped it. Otherwise, I would have gone running. The commercial aspects of it wouldn’t have worked out. Also, to bother so much for an accent, I didn’t feel that kind of fire for it,” he shared during a chat with Cue Studio.

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Mentioning that had there not been an audition, things would have gone ahead smoothly, Fahadh Faasil noted that everything changed after they interacted virtually. “I spoke to him on a video call. It might be during that conversation that he also realised, ‘Oh, this isn’t the guy I’m looking for.’ Such things happen. There have been many films I lost during such meetings. Also, all the magic in my life happened here in Malayalam. So, even in the future, if any new changes were to happen, I want them to come from Malayalam. I don’t think I will leave Kerala for that. If a project emerges that redefines me in some way, I want it to be in Malayalam,” he added.

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Renowned for helming movies such as Amores perros (2000), 21 Grams (2003), Babel (2006), Birdman (2014) and The Revenant (2015), Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu is currently working on a film headlined by Tom Cruise. Fahadh, however, did not mention if it was for this film that he was approached.

Fahadh Faasil is currently gearing up for the release of filmmaker-actor Althaf Salim’s sophomore directorial venture Odum Kuthira Chaadum Kuthira. Also starring Kalyani Priyadarshan, Revathi Pillai, Lal, and Vinay Forrt in key roles, the movie will hit the screens on August 29, coinciding with the Onam season, when it will clash head-on with Sathyan Anthikad’s Mohanlal-starrer Hridayapoorvam.

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