New Delhi, Hollywood star Simu Liu says that all the dancing he did in "Barbie" as Ken will hopefully help him land a role in a Bollywood movie. Liu, who became the first Asian to front a Marvel film with "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings", stars in a negative role in Prime Video's comedy film "Jackpot!" that reunites the actor with Awkwafina and John Cena, his co-stars from "Shang Chi..
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I would love to be in a Bollywood movie," Liu told PTI in an interview. In "Barbie", Greta Gerwig's 2023 summer blockbuster, the actor played Rival Ken who often sparred with Ryan Gosling's Beach Ken. They also have a dance-off on the popular song "I'm Just Ken".
"Hopefully, my work in 'Barbie' is an appropriate audition for Bollywood because there's a lot that we have in common, a lot of music and dance numbers. I would love to come to India. So I'm putting that out in the universe and hopefully, the universe will give me something back," the 35-year-old said.
Written by Rob Yescombe and directed by Paul Feig, the filmmaker behind hits such as "Bridesmaids", "The Heat", and "A Simple Favor", "Jackpot!" revolves around Awkwafina's character Katie, a struggling actor new in a near future California. After Katie wins a lottery, the public is after her life because of a rule that allows the person who kills her to claim all the winning money. In the comedy, Liu plays Louis Lewis, a character whom he described as a "slick.