Dhanush Birthday 2023: When the actor said he's 'okay with any actor outshining me if the film works'

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It will take people several lifetimes to achieve what Dhanush has in one. After making waves with his performance in Aanand L Rai's Atrangi Re, the actor-director-singer-writer-producer set his eyes on the Hollywood project The Gray Man. He made his international debut with Ken Scott's French adventure comedy The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir, but the film didn't garner the expected reaction. Directed by the Russo brothers, The Gray Man is based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Mark Greaney, and was Dhanush's second Hollywood outing. "It is a great opportunity. I hope to capitalise it," the actor, who played a small but pivotal part in the Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans-starrer, had said before the film's release.

Hoping to pave the way for Indian actors who enter Hollywood after him, Dhanush had told Mid-day that he wants to "leave a lasting impression". "So, it is easier for the next lot [of actors] who are coming into films. I shouldn't disappoint, [that is] the responsibility on my shoulders."

Not worried about featuring in ensembles like Atrangi Re where the actor shared space with Akshay Kumar and Sara Ali Khan, Dhanush said, "I say this with all humility that nothing can scare me. I am okay with any actor outshining me if the film works. Nothing is bigger than the film. I am happy as long as I succeed. I am a secure actor and I know I can save myself any day."

While everyone thinks the pan-India actor can ace any role, Dhanush confessed that he has a tough time grasping languages. "Although I am sharp, I am not well-versed with Hindi as yet." Citing his grasping power in childhood when he was a straight A student with minimum preparation, post joining films he "flunked in grade XII". "I am not able to pick up any language no matter how hard I try. It is a gift to pick up languages so easily like Prakash Raj sir and Tamannaah [Bhatia]. I envy that gift."

Dhanush is all set to enthrall audiences once again with his upcoming film, Captain Miller. The highly-anticipated project, directed by Arun Matheswaran, has been making waves in the industry, and the release of the first look poster has only intensified the excitement among fans. In the gripping first look, Dhanush, who portrays the titular role, is depicted as the last man standing on a war field, gripping a weapon tightly.