New Delhi, Aug 6: He shot with filmmaker Tarsem Singh for six months in Rajasthan, worked with Indian director Shekhar Kapoor in 'The Four Feathers' and will now soon be seen as the antagonist Lord Clement in Pa Ranjith's much anticipated Tamil film 'Thangalaan', starring actor Vikram in the lead, and is set in 19th century in the Kolar gold mines discovered by the British. Daniel Caltagirone, however, assures that his portrayal of the British officer will not be cliched, as one witness in several Indian films. He said, "That was my major concern when the director approached me.
He assured me that I would be allowed to add layers to bring out something new to the character." The actor, who spent a year in India going through spring, summer, autumn and winter, is now said to have developed an unshakeable bond with the country. He recalled, "Yes, so I became acclimated to the madness of the weather.
Of course, it was tough to work with the changing patterns of weather. However, now I am enjoying myself as the filming has concluded." Caltagirone has been part of major films like 'The Pianist', 'Legionnaire', 'The Fall' and 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider The Cradle of Life'.
When asked about his experience working on an Indian film set, he smiled and said that on the first day, he was shocked to see so many people running around and much noise. "I seriously thought something was wrong. But very quickly realised that it was a controlled chaos.
There was a style and methodology that was .