and then it came to-- i came to london to do a film with jeremy irons and that is when i got in the room with garth and we had a proper six hour screen test. >> glor: easy to get pigeoned holed, right. >> it's easy in a way, because the kind of pond i'm fishing from is a lot smaller. so to try and show a diversity within that, a versatility is the word, actually, is difficult. and also to pick roles that resonate with big audiences has been at the back of my mind also. and you know, i feel proud of what i have done. you know, i don't think you can compare slum dog to marigold hotel or lion. >> glor: you did slum dog, you did newsroom, whatever else, i find it interesting that you are called the guy from marigold. >> yeah, i mean, i guess he was looking for something that was in terms of performance space, a lot more raw, more exposed, more simple. and i hadn't, you know, i did a film just before this, called the man who knew infinite about jeremy irons. it is about a very famous indian mathematician and this was kind of the appetizer to this journey. but it hadn't hit the theaters yet. s

and then it came, i came to london to do a film with jeremy irons and that is when i got into the room had a proper sig sauer screen -- six hour screen test. jeff: it is easy to get pigeonholed, right? dev: yes. i mean, it is easy in a way because the kind of pond i am fishing from is a lot smaller. so, to try to show a diverse sity within that, versatility is the word actually, is difficult. and also, to pick roles that resonate with big audiences has been at the back of my mind also. and i feel very proud of what i've done. i do not think you can compare "slum dog" to "marigold hotel." jeff: you did newsroom, slum dog, whatever else, i find it interesting you are called the guy from marigold. dev: i guess he was looking for something that was in terms of performance, a lot more raw, more exposed and simple. and we had not -- i did a film just before this called "the man that knew infinity" about a very famous indian mathematician and that was kind of the appetizer to this journey. it had not hit theaters yet, so there is nothing, apart from slum dog where i was a skinny, tiny child t