November 15, 2024 03:07 PM IST
Dev Patel opens up about his passion for owning and driving small cars. He recently converted his 1970s Fiat 500 into an EV.
Dev Patel is a self-proclaimed automobile fanatic. but in an interview Vanity FairThe actor revealed that his preference is to be older and younger. In fact, he owns a 1970s Fiat 500, which he recently converted into an EV (electric vehicle). (Also read: Dev Patel appears on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine with Hollywood stars Nicole Kidman, Zendaya and Zoe Saldana)
Dev’s Fiat 500
“Keanu Reeves has his own motorcycles. Schwarzenegger has his own Hammers. I have my little car. I think it is adequately proportionate to my star (stardom) size. Actually, I found it on Craigslist, this car, and I spent a lot of money on it,” Dev said. They found a guy in Wales, UK who converts classic cars into EVs. He called it “the perfect comedy car” and compared it to the prehistoric cars from the animated TV show The Flintstones, in which the characters pick up their own cars made of stone wheels and wooden sticks, and race through the streets with them.
“The funny thing about it is that I thought it would be obscure because it’s so short. But you put it next to a Lamborghini, and more people are looking at it. I don’t know, it makes people smile, it makes me smile. Every time I hit a rock, I feel it going through my back and spine (laughs),” Dev said. He also explained that people driving large American SUVs sometimes don’t pay attention to his car, which prompts him to signal with his hand that “there’s a skinny Indian guy inside” so “just be careful.” Handle it.”
Dev’s Hollywood trip
Dev Patel made his acting debut in Danny Boyle’s 2008 Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire. It was based on Vikas Swarup’s novel Q&A and tells the story of Jamal Malik, a young man from the slums of Mumbai who wins a fortune on the quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? The star cast also included Freida Pinto, Irrfan Khan and Anil Kapoor.
Dev also made his directorial debut with the action thriller Monkey Man earlier this year. He will be next seen in Rabbit Trap.
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