Dev Patel who started in the Oscar nominated film ?Lion,? has announced that he is writing his own screenplay called ?an anthem for youth? and that it is based off of Hindu mythology tales. He stated, ?I?m writing a hyper-modern action film, based on 5,000-year-old Hindu mythology, set in a heightened Bombay - an anthem for you.? Dev Patel never studied acting, but rather learned from the director and other actors he?s worked with. In an interview, he described, ?Acting is about honesty.