Daniel Radcliffe wants the cricketer’s autograph
India has worked its magic on Harry Potter.
Daniel Radcliffe, who plays the wizard in the film, is an unabashed Indophile.
What’s more, according to a report in The Times of India, he is a big fan of cricket and Sachin Tendulkar and not necessarily in that order. Daniel cherishes an autograph of the Master Blaster. “My friends and I were thrilled to meet Sachin and get his autograph. I am a huge fan, he is truly a legend.”
“I wanted to visit India during the Cricket World Cup but got so caught up with my Broadway musical, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, that it left me with no time. But cricket or no cricket, I am certainly planning a trip to India soon,” he told TOI.
The British actor knows a lot about India. He said, “I have heard and read a lot about India, especially Midnight’s Children, and would like to know more about the country. Indians are huge cricket fans, just like me.”
As the Harry Potter film series draws to a close, the actor wants to take home two pairs of glasses that his onscreen persona sports as a reminder of the memorable time he spent on the sets. “I will also take home friendship which will last me a lifetime.”
Daniel has been portraying the boy wizard for nearly a decade. “I do not want to break my Harry Potter image, but have been trying other characters and hope the audience will like them the way they did Harry Potter.” The actor is confident that his Harry Potter image will not come in the way of his future films. “I don’t think of it, but one has to move on. My next film, The Woman in Black, will release in 2012.”
The British actor knows about Shah Rukh Khan starrer Chak De. “I have watched a couple of Bollywood films and found them every entertaining.”
-With emirates247.com input
