Rising to fame so quickly was a bit intimidating for Dev Patel and he explained to Esquire, "I don't know if I really earned my stripes as a performer ... You're walking down the red carpet with these great legends who have conquered stage and screen. Part of me felt unworthy in a way, but that provides the drive, to want to earn the privileged position that you are given."
But excel as an actor he did. Over the years since Slumdog, he's starred in films like Chappie, Hotel Mumbai, Lion, and The Green Knight (via IMDb). Patel has also used his films, especially Slumdog and Lion to raise awareness about his cultural roots. As the Asia Society describes, the actor has used his platform to "challenges audiences to view India's poor not as teeming, desperate masses but as individuals imbued with hopes, dreams, and opportunities."
In addition to this, Patel and the producers of Lion founded the #lionheart campaign which raised over $250,000 for India's homeless children (via Variety). "There are organisations on the ground doing amazing work to help kids ... And the best way we can help is by giving them the financial support they so desperately need."
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