Date 13/02/2017 - News People
Dev Patel revealed his preparation for acting in the film "Lion" was to watch episodes of "Australian MasterChef." The 26-year-old actor played the Indian-born Australian businessman Saroo Brierley in the Garth Davis-directed drama movie and told reporters that it took eight months to master the Australian accent, explaining, ""It was eight months of solid repetition [and] I watched a lot of 'Australian Masterchef'! It went from my brain as soon as it was done.