The first look from Dhanush’s Hollywood debut is out today, The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir, is out. However, Dhanush looks nothing like a ‘fakir’ Indian word which means poor. The Movie is based on Romains Puertolas’ novel The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir who got trapped in an Ikea Wardrobe is being directed by Ken Scott, the film has been bombarded with several offers from distributors who want to buy it.
In the first look, Dhanush is seen with French actor Berenice Bejo (of The Artist) who is showing him something in her hand while a big crowd behind them looks on. The film also stars Barkhad Abdi of Captain Phillips, Erin Moriarty of Blood Father and Abel Jafri of Timbuktu. According to early reports, the film was rumored to feature Uma Thurman and Alexandra Daddario as well.
This book, which was written in 2014 and is translated into 35 languages, tells the story of an Indian boy who embarks on a long journey to find his father Dhanush is clearly on a roll. This year, he also made his directorial debut with Power Paandi, a heartwarming story of a middle-aged couple. The story and Dhanush’s visual sense was hugely appreciated. The actor was also seen in VIP 2, the sequel to 2014 hit film, Vanilla Pattadhari 2. Kajol made a comeback to Tamil cinema with this film. The project was helmed by Soundarya Rajinikanth. Dhanush has two films coming up, one with Gautham Menon that has been delayed for reasons unknown and Vada Chennai, his gangsta film in collaboration with Vetrimaaran.
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