British-Indian actor Dev Patel, who played the happy-go-lucky slum dweller in the Oscar-winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire', is all set to really surprise his fans with his villainous turn in Hollywood's 'The Last Airbender', and he loves it.
Patel has a very mean and grim look in the first photographs released from the film, which is based on the animated TV series about warring element of Air, Water, Earth and Fire.
The actor is playing a rotten villain named Zuko, his first major role since his debut film, where he played a lovelorn street boy searching for his lost sweetheart in Mumbai's grimy underbelly.
The 19-year-old star in 'Slumdog Millionaire', has charmed millions of fans around the globe with his rags-to-riches journey as a Mumbai slum dweller in the film.
However, it seems that Patel wants to challenge his boy-next-door image with this latest role. Most actors agree that to do an opposite role in your next pic is great, IF you pull it off.
Meanwhile a courtship involving Dev Patel and Freida Pinto who also starred in Slumdog Millionaire, Patel's mother Anita has confirmed to a British newspaper that the pair are very much a couple.
"First it was the film and now everything else seems to have slotted into place," Mrs. Patel is quoted as saying in several recent interviews.
"Life can't get any better for him. Freida is really beautiful, and I am really happy for them."
