NEW YORK: Ipoh-born actress Datuk Michelle Yeoh says she will be more than happy to do a Bollywood film.
“Yes, why not? I would be willing to do a Bollywood film if I get a good role,” she said at the sidelines of a special screening of The Lady which is based on the life and struggle of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
The special screening was held at a packed auditorium of the Asia Society in New York on Sunday.
Yeoh, who was in Goa last week to host the closing ceremony of the International Film Festival of India, said she had grown up in Malaysia watching Indian films and was impressed by the dance, colour and drama that were characteristic of a Bollywood film.
Asked if she still had a strong affinity to Malaysia, she responded spontaneously: “Yes, very much indeed.
“I have my Malaysian passport and my parents live in Malaysia which is my home country, even though I am based in Hong Kong for professional reasons.”
Yeoh appeared on stage with the director of The Lady, Luc Besson, who revealed some of the intricate details of film-making as he talked about the challenges in making the film which was shot mostly in Thailand.
Besson said the large number of demonstrators and supporters of Suu Kyi were recruited from camps set up in Thailand for Myanmar refugees.
At the special advance screening of The Lady, to be commercially released in February, the large audience of mainly fans and supporters of Suu Kyi saw a film that seemed to touch a sensitive chord within them.
Yeoh starred in Hollywood hits like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies and the Memoirs of a Geisha, but she said that there was something special about The Lady.
”Playing Aung San Suu Kyi was a journey in itself.
“She represents many things for many people and for many reasons.
“For the role I tried to step into her life,” she said. - Bernama.
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