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The fan following of a show like _Game of Thrones_ isn’t restricted to a particular country or language. This is probably the most watched show in the world and with every detail that is
revealed, fans from all over get even more excited. _GoT_ has a few Indian connections when it comes to costumes, props and even VFX but there is another connection that we bet you didn’t
know. AUSTRALIAN ACTOR CONAN STEVENS, WHO WAS SEEN AS _GREGOR ‘THE MOUNTAIN’ CLEGANE _IN THE FIRST SEASON OF THE SHOW, HAS WORKED IN 3 HINDI FILMS. Conan played _Asura _in _Drona _(2008),
_Joey _in Akshay Kumar-starrer _Chandni Chowk to China_ (2009) and he also played the fighter _Luca _in _Brothers_ (2016). In an interview with Hindustan Times, Conan shared his experiences
of working in Hindi films. Conan has been a huge fan of Hindi films, even before he worked in them. He recalls watching _Black_ and said, _“I HAD SEEN AMITABH IN MOVIES BEFORE BUT NEVER
REALLY RECOGNISED HIM. BLACK WAS THE FIRST MODERN MOVIE I SAW HIM IN, AND WOW! I KNOW IT DID NOT DO TOO WELL IN CINEMAS BUT WHAT A GREAT MOVIE.”_ HE FELT _BLACK _WAS QUITE DIFFERENT AND IT
CHANGED THE PERCEPTION OF BOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONALLY. “I think this movie raised international expectations of Hindi films from a mad rush to marry with song and dance erupting out of
nowhere to that India can produce very serious dramatic films,” he said. HE ALSO ENJOYED WATCHING THE AMITABH BACHCHAN-STARRER _BHOOTHNATH_ (2008) AND APPRECIATED NIKHIL ADVANI’S 2013 FILM,
_D-DAY_. CONAN FEELS THAT INDIAN CINEMA IS TECHNICALLY CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GREAT SUPERHERO FILMS AND SURPRISINGLY, HE REALISED THIS AFTER WATCHING _RA.ONE_ (2011). He said, “On a lighter
note, _Ra.One_ (2011) was a stand out that showed Indian cinema is technically capable of making a superb quality superhero movie, all the while keeping the Indian flavour by subtly playing
on the reincarnation theme.” ADVERTISEMENT Conan recalls the time when he was in India to shoot for _Drona_ and was recommended to watch _Om Shanti Om _in the theatres. _“I WENT TO WATCH OM
SHANTI OM (2008) IN A CINEMA IN MUMBAI WHILE I WAS THERE TO FILM DRONA (2008). THIS REMAINS ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVOURITE FILMS TO THIS DAY,” _he recalls. AUSTRALIA-INDIAN ACTOR, BOB CHRISTO,
WAS MUCH LOVED IN THE HINDI MOVIES IN THE 80S AND THE 90S. HIS _SONE KA HANUMAN _ACT FROM _MR. INDIA_ (1987) IS STILL REMEMBERED BY FANS AND CONAN BELEIVES HE COULD BE THE BOB CHRISTO FOR
PRESENT DAY BOLLYWOOD. _“I WOULD LIKE TO BE LIKE HIM (BOB CHRISTO) IN PRESENT DAY BOLLYWOOD.”_ Conan mentioned that Indian film actors are extremely hard working and never take their job
lightly and this is something he learnt from them. When asked about the difference he feels in Hollywood & Bollywood, Conan said, “This is an easy one – a producer from _Drona _gave me
this answer when I asked him a similar question in 2007. ‘In India reality is too close so when we go to the movies we want to escape reality, in the West they are so removed from reality
that that is what they want to see in movies.'” HERE’S HOPING WE GET TO SEE CONAN IN MORE HINDI FILMS! H/T: Hindustan Times