Im totally relieved, man, Patel says about the response, laughing.
Growing up, I didnt feel like there was value in what me and my dad did every morning.
It just felt like watching paint dry.
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I always felt that it resonated for a lot of people, Grindle says.
That intergenerational experience is something that I think is universal.
As directors go, Patel is a reluctant one.
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But in his free time, he wrote and illustrated a series of books inspired by Hindu mythology.
It was kind of a butt of a joke.
And so it actually felt a bit dangerous to inhabit my own identity, which is so bad.
And hes the hero of the short.
And as for what Patels father thinks about seeing himself portrayed on the big screen?
In fact, the last movie he saw wasThe Sound of Music,decades ago.
[But] he was great.
He understood exactly what we were going for straight away.
He really started breaking down.
I hope its a cool thing for him.
I think it is.
