Meet Harish Patel, Who Stars In 'Eternals' With Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek And Kumail Nanjiani!
Harish will be playing the role of Bollywood superstar Kumail's manager in the movie. Kumail, who is an Eternal, pretends to be an actor to keep his identity hidden.
Every Marvel fan is waiting with bated breath for their next gargantuan flick, Eternals. One pleasant surprise in the movie is Indian-origin actor Harish Patel.
68-year-old Patel, popularly known as Ibu Hatela, was roped in for a supporting role in the upcoming film, which will release on November 5 in the US.
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Who is Harish Patel?
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The actor made his debut in Bollywood with Shyam Benegal¡¯s Mandi (1983). However, he soon catapulted to fame with his role as Ibu Hatela in Gunda (1998).
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Apart from making his presence felt in Bollywood, he is also a prolific theatre actor.
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He has worked in many plays in English, including Harold Pinter¡¯s The Caretaker, Jean-Paul Sartre¡¯s No Exit, and Albert Camus¡¯ Cross Purpose. Eternals is NOT his first Hollywood stint. Patel also appeared as an Indian immigrant in BBC Two¡¯s series The Buddha of Suburbia (1993). He played Raj the shopkeeper.
Patel also co-starred in David Schwimmer-directed Run Fatboy Run (2007) alongside Simon Pegg.
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He is also remembered for his role as Haroon in The Four Weddings and a Funeral TV adaptation.
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Harish has a new reason to rejoice as he shared credits on the new poster, alongside actors Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Bryan Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Kit Harington, Salma Hayek, and Angelina Jolie.
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Harish will be playing the role of Bollywood superstar Kumail's manager in the movie. Kumail, who is an Eternal, pretends to be an actor to keep his identity hidden.
In a conversation with PTI, Harish spoke about his work in Hollywood and said,
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"In India, I am a character actor. Here people think I am sitting idle, but I am regularly doing work there (in the West). I am very happy that I am getting attention (here) after so many years. People would often refer to me as Ibu Hatela from Gunda, but I feel my work in other films was equally good."
Chloe Zhao, who won an Oscar for best director for her film Nomadland, has penned Eternals screenplay with Patrick Burleigh Ryan Firpo and Matthew K Firpo. She has also directed the movie.
(Also read: Bollywood Dance, Ibu Hatela, Game Of Thrones & More! Everything You Need To Know About Eternals)
