Bollywood actor Ali Fazal has made a name for himself in Hollywood. After giving a smashing performance in Victoria & Abdul, he will next be seen in Kenneth Branagh directorial The Death on the Nile. The actor is at present in London these days for the shoot of his international project. Recently, Ali who celebrated his birthday on October 15 met legendary actor Al Pacino at the screening of The Irishman in London.
The Mirzapur star took to his social media handle and shared the good news. He wrote meeting the Godfather actor was the best gift of 2019.
Check out his post here:
Speaking to Mid-Day, Ali Fazal opened up about how he had grown up admiring Al Pacino. He said, “It has been a lifelong journey to finally arrive at this moment when I got to meet the man himself. My friends Vijay and Aalaap, and I used to fill up the walls of our hostel room with posters of the movies that we would like to watch. Over the years, I watched each and every film on that list. And that day, I could not believe that I was meeting those very actors whom I had seen while growing up.”
Ali received a special surprise on his birthday as his from Death on the Nile co-stars Gal Gadot and Annette Bening took him out on an impromptu dinner post-shoot. He shared the video of their outing on social media and it soon went viral.
Death On The Nile is a modern-day screen adaptation of Agatha Christie’s famous novel of the same name. The film is set to release on October 9, 2020.
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