Director Ron Howard (R) takes a picture as he poses with the actors Tom Hanks (3rd R), Felicity Jones (2nd to L), Omar Sy (L), Irrfan Khan (2nd R) and writer Dan Brown at a screening of the film "Inferno" in Florence, Italy October 6, 2016. REUTERS/Max Rossi 

Director Ron Howard (R) poses with actors Tom Hanks (3rd R), Felicity Jones (L), Omar Sy (2nd L), Irrfan Khan (2nd R) and writer Dan Brown at a screening of his film "Inferno" in Florence, Italy October 6, 2016. REUTERS/Max Rossi 

Actor Irrfan Khan speaks to the media as he promotes the film "Inferno" on a red carpet in Singapore June 14, 2016. REUTERS/Pedja Stanisic 

Indian actor Irrfan Khan kisses his trophy after winning the Best Actor for "The Lunchbox" at the 8th Asian Film Awards in Macau March 27, 2014. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (CHINA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Indian actor Irrfan Khan celebrates after winning the Best Actor for "The Lunchbox" at the 8th Asian Film Awards in Macau March 27, 2014. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (CHINA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Indian actor Irrfan Khan (C), his son (L) and entourage pose on the red carpet at the Asian Film Awards in Macau March 27, 2014. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (CHINA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Indian actor Irrfan Khan (R) greets fans as he arrives for the screening of the film "Dabba (The Lunchbox)" at the 38th Toronto International Film Festival September 8, 2013. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Indian actor Irrfan Khan (L) and director Ritesh Batra arrive for the screening of the film "Dabba (The Lunchbox)" at the 38th Toronto International Film Festival September 8, 2013. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Indian actor Irrfan Khan arrives for the screening of the film "Dabba (The Lunchbox)" at the 38th Toronto International Film Festival September 8, 2013. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Indian actor Irrfan Khan arrives for the screening of the film "Dabba (The Lunchbox)" at the 38th Toronto International Film Festival September 8, 2013. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Indian actor Irrfan Khan arrives for the screening of the film "Dabba (The Lunchbox)" at the 38th Toronto International Film Festival September 8, 2013. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Actor Irrfan Khan poses as he arrives at the evening's gala of the film "Bombay Talkies" celebrating a hundred years of Indian cinema, during the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 19, 2013. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Actor Nimrat Kaur and Irrfan Khan pose as they arrive at the evening's gala of the film "Bombay Talkies" during the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 19, 2013. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard 

Irrfan Khan accepts his International Achievement award during the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards show in Toronto June 25, 2011. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan walks into a hotel in Toronto, June 22, 2011. The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards will be held in Toronto on June 25. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Cast members of the Oscar winning film "Slumdog Millionaire," (L-R) Anil Kapoor ,Irrfan Khan, Freida Pinto and Madhur Mittal pose at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California in this February 22, 2009 file photograph. Maybe it's the success of "Slumdog Millionaire." Perhaps it's because corporate outsourcing is now a very real -- and frustrating -- part of Westerners lives. Or perhaps it's because India is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world and its influences have finally spread to Hollywood.
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Producer Christian Colson along with the cast and crew of "Slumdog Millionaire" celebrate after they won the Oscar for best picture during the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 22, 2009. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn (UNITED STATES) (OSCARS-SHOW) 

Cast members of the best picture nominated film "Slumdog Millionaire," (L-R) Irrfan Khan, Freida Pinto and Anil Kapoor of India walk the red carpet together
at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 22, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES) (OSCARS-ARRIVALS) 

Danny Boyle (3rd R), best director nominee for "Slumdog Millionaire," poses with (L-R) cast members Dev Patel, Irrfan Khan, Freida Pinto, Anil Kapoor, and Madhur Mittal during arrivals at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 22, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES) (OSCARS-ARRIVALS) 

Danny Boyle (3rd R), best director nominee for "Slumdog Millionaire," poses with (L-R) cast members Dev Patel, Irrfan Khan, Freida Pinto, Anil Kapoor, and Madhur Mittal during the arrivals at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 22, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES) (OSCARS-ARRIVALS) 

Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle (2nd L) poses with cast members (L-R) Dev Patel, Madhur Mittal and Irrfan Khan at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 22, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES) (OSCARS-ARRIVALS) 

Cast members of the best picture nominated film "Slumdog Millionaire," (L-R) Anil Kapoorm Irrfan Khan, Freida Pinto and Madhur Mittal arrive at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 22, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES) (OSCARS-ARRIVALS) BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE 

The cast and crew of best picture nominee "Slumdog Millionaire" arrive at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 22, 2009. Left to right are actors Freida Pinto, Irrfan Khan, writer Simon Beaufoy, actor Madhur Mittal, producer Christian Colson, actor Anil Kapoor, composer A.R. Rahman, actor Dev Patel. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES) (OSCARS-ARRIVALS) 

Actors Irrfan Khan (2nd L), Anil Kapoor (C), Freida Pinto (2nd R) and Dev Patel (R) of "Slumdog Millionaire" arrive at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 22, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES) (OSCARS-ARRIVALS) 

Actors Madhur Mittal, Irrfan Khan, Freida Pinto, Anil Kapoor and Dev Patel (L-R) of the Oscar-nominated film "Slumdog Millionaire" pose as they arrive at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 22, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES) (OSCARS-ARRIVALS) 

Actors Dev Patel, Madhur Mittal, Freida Pinto, Irrfan Khan and Anil Kapoor (L-R) of "Slumdog Millionaire" arrive at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 22, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES) (OSCARS-ARRIVALS) 

(L-R) Actors Dev Patel, Irrfan Khan, Freida Pinto and Anil Kapoor hold their awards after winning for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture "Slumdog Millionaire" at the 15th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, January 25, 2009. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES) 

(L-R) Actors Irrfan Khan, Dev Patel, Freida Pinto and Anil Kapoor hold their awards after winning for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture "Slumdog Millionaire" at the 15th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, January 25, 2009. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES) 

(L-R) Actors Irrfan Khan, Dev Patel, Freida Pinto and Anil Kapoor hold their awards after winning for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture "Slumdog Millionaire" at the 15th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, January 25, 2009. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES) 

(L-R) Actors Dev Patel, Irrfan Khan, Freida Pinto and Anil Kapoor hold their awards after winning for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture "Slumdog Millionaire" at the 15th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, January 25, 2009. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES) 

Director Danny Boyle of Slumdog Millionaire (R), with the cast who are nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, (L-R) Anil Kapoor, Freida Pinto, Irrfan Khan and Dev Patel, arrive at the 15th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles January 25, 2009. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES) 

Loveleen Tandan (2nd R), co-director of Golden Globe award-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" and Indian actors Anil Kapoor (L) and Irrfan Khan (C) celebrate as they arrive for the film's premiere in Mumbai January 22, 2009. "Slumdog Millionaire" will be released in India on January 23. REUTERS/Arko Datta (INDIA) 

Loveleen Tandan (2nd R), co-director of Golden Globe award-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire", Indian actors Anil Kapoor (L) and Irrfan Khan (C) celebrate as they arrive for the film's premiere in Mumbai January 22, 2009. "Slumdog Millionaire" will be released in India on January 23. REUTERS/Arko Datta (INDIA) 

Indian actors Anil Kapoor (C) and Irrfan Khan (R) celebrate as they arrive for their Golden Globe award-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" premiere in Mumbai January 22, 2009. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe (INDIA) 

Best Supporting Male nominee Irrfan Khan of "The Namesake" arrives at the 2008 Film Independent's Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, California, February 23, 2008. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES) 

Cast members Archie Panjabi and Irrfan Khan, British director Michael Winterbottom, Mariane Pearl, her son Adam Pearl, cast member Angelina Jolie, producer Brad Pitt and cast member Dan Futterman (L-R) arrive for a gala screening of the director's film "A Mighty Heart" at the 60th Cannes Film Festival May 21, 2007. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE) 

(From L to R) Cast members Archie Panjabi, Dan Futterman, Angelina Jolie and Irrfan Khan pose during a photocall with British director Michael Winterbottom for his film "A Mighty Heart" at the 60th Cannes Film Festival May 21, 2007. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE)