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Tena Desae appears on Fox 411 Live to discuss her role in 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' and working with Dame Judi Dench and Tom Wilkinson
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That's a clip from the best exotic marital hotel the film follows a group of British retirees as they -- out on a life changing adventure to India.
And it -- dame Judi Dench as you thought.
It is already grossed over eighty million dollars internationally.
And this week it makes its US premiere thing here to tell us about being part and the incredible family that makes up this film.
And -- audiences have been excited to take his journey with them.
It actress Tina and this I think -- so much for joining S began.
Thank you actually how you bid thank you know what -- we found it of the movie there he set this up -- tell us about this journey.
Tell us what it's about.
But I think it's about a bunch of -- -- big dish -- who chose to outs also diamond didn't go to India.
Come to spend that I like and one of them I in the position where they want to do something new with that led me to is to come to India and it's that experience like in India.
-- I didn't completely changes and it he had the message at the heart of that sort and it's never too late to make a change ends and along those lines in its heart warming.
Yeah it's amazing because usually I -- -- it wouldn't it.
Ate there once -- style from their jobs they just kind of cynical when week but I am to five they don't they need to weigh much -- that lives.
But these guys -- a -- I -- they're not -- about that has this still going up is still looking for another -- still looking for a life they still want to enjoy a media would just so amazing.
Because you don't really want I just you know you could you be unafraid of validity age.
If people -- would you had to sit it Coleman you know wait for that and these guys believing that -- and I left that message.
Absolutely and there's another story line 99 where you come in and dev Patel also lets.
Let's talk about that tell me a little bit about that.
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And I'm -- eleven just in time this -- and young.
-- independent strong gun was very ambitious and has a mind of her own but at the same -- -- Betty Indian and Betty you know respectfully to a and does -- all of those things so.
About how mean problem is that -- senate DD with the resistance from Sonny's mother because she belongs to defend community.
Which -- the governments -- existed in this so.
And that's how I -- -- that.
That is and now you also get to share this screen with Judy against this is your first big Hollywood -- so where you nervous I was out like.
I wasn't.
I think is too excited.
And I have to be come down because I was so kid.
To be -- but of this to -- -- and -- to have seen the duty day into and and to a quip -- but did -- -- will be -- slammed.
So I don't think this guy for me to get that was of those jumping for the movement and but you know I love the fact I had seen that Judi -- is and the UN is still -- -- -- India.
And that I have seen the timing could none of them from behind what China and -- -- is just.
And then -- exciting -- I was I mean that was another fought -- none of them.
But that all the facts established act does indeed know what new -- go through and so they know how to make us feel comfortable.
And knocked.
Tool you know in all which is you need it because then you can enjoy I am with -- Absolutely.
And we did get a chance to catch up with dame Judi Dench and talk to her about the message at the heart of this film's let's take a quick look at that.
There is always happy to be extra work.
There's always a bad taste you can -- another place you could move to if you're happy ending -- and and the will to want to again.
They order them people who want to take a chance on something and of course it's risky and take a chance and some people -- want to.
For anyone who's.
Who might consider.
It would be something to do I think -- it's the same carriage and the dancing just because you have to set an age.
You shouldn't give up and think.
At my face managed in another -- executions took.
That's exactly what you are saying.
Now although the study had -- any message this he -- do you feel that it's some that I'm and we talked about how -- a couple of an internationally already.
Keating has appealed for audiences all ages.
Definitely I mean I went and watched the photo and of course I'm a plot to fit but that didn't mean anything because then I went to watch the phone for the -- -- and didn't.
I watch it like I.
Wasn't a spot at the simply because you know with seeing it on the screen for the bus that I am and I was completely entity and make it's -- -- find me.
And you know all of the situations Philip true and and -- ended the -- -- I don't think I mean it just happens to be a stony about a bunch of it would be but it but.
I think it appears to quality to simply -- -- and -- it's funny.
Men and you know what's funny and I and that for the younger audience and leave the -- -- of car -- -- about India do you consider India another character in this movie really.
Definitely I pink you see in in you know what to a transformation as -- -- -- -- off.
And the -- Shaq does because it's it's the economy and Andy Andy but -- to be a second lease and then it changes we've diamond how they've fallen in love with a -- That experienced slightly and -- its its salt stronger than it would have been -- -- -- all of them different guys each and yet each bus and would have a different experience than they go to India still.
And that's what heads change a lot of the is -- there and and and being -- happiness.
So.
It's it's based on -- yeah.
And what -- it especially means T you know to be shooting there and to have this -- based there in India.
I love -- fact that I would is.
The only Indian guys in in the cost because I units of my -- -- but mentally and excuse me and -- I was the one who would hit them you know show all well.
I would I would hit it in how you go Bob Gainey and -- you go shopping and what -- -- -- -- of their quarter what you -- and -- would.
Judi -- want to to have that mainly put on lands like Eckstein in that process time as they excited about that you know to be good to advise unsettling things.
And then they want to eat because there's so when we went out to Indian restaurant that opened the menu item they didn't know what they would needing to the only unit that I've.
Speak to them Indian.
Good -- set -- As a man you know what they would be being and I wouldn't step in and I've idol under the Amy is in and once they even week and for me because -- dominant Nicky neat -- -- -- under the new -- I I was the one in -- and I enjoyed that.
I mean literally fun out.
Bonding experience you had with this -- -- -- really very yeah -- to me yet come I think this inferno has been ready I think for me -- me.
He and for affectionately because I enjoy booking with these people who thought they enjoyed -- -- acting within minutes of fame demos and learning so much in doing.
Such a fun.
You know big for them so.
Both ways it was amazing.
Print does it may not know to tell us your career path that led you up to this point that -- -- is your big break out of -- Hollywood brawl but you.
Did any movies before and if I'm not mistaken -- -- have a degree in business.
Yes thank you that some think thinking.
Good that's something and -- I just as much I love economics and investments and taxation and finance and none of that -- -- like acting a little -- -- -- but I need to make sure that I have an education and these are night and so you know there's always a backup.
Set aside if an ends and I went to they needed -- -- by the -- -- -- -- get gorgeous sunshine -- which is the music Janet and it's a -- -- Noon and even though I didn't.
Win -- -- the contract with the agency anyways which is billing because.
That's what the -- -- and I moved to bomb will buy it and I have been modeling are some -- now I -- mostly to become marshes and -- commotion look.
And I mean essentially to films about the Leo's the goal when I indeed my phone's teeny film but this you need docs -- about me finding -- my father -- my -- my mother -- really young.
Then another movie went after kidnap achievement is the son that was -- -- and this is my kind of.
Wow -- are able congratulations.
And at best of luck hang moving forward we will look for much more from you eighteen at this guy and a movie I know best exotic I was until.
The best thing about it but our little hotel and it's out this weekend here in the -- says thank you so -- again Tina nice talking -- you.
