After Irrfan, Anil Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Om Puri, Sonu Sood and Gulshan Grover found suitable roles in the West, Tamil-Hindi actor Dhanush is all set to cross over. He is set to make his Hollywood debut with Uma Thurman and Alexandra Daddario (of San Andreas fame) in The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir Who Got Trapped In An Ikea Cupboard. Helmed by Iranian-French director Marjane Satrapi (of Persepolis fame), the comic caper features the Raanjhanaa actor as Aja, a conjurer from a forgotten Indian colony of artists, who is sent to Paris on a secret mission by his mother. Sources indicate that the shoot is scheduled in India, France, Italy and Morocco in mid-2016.

The director is excited that the protagonist is an Indian magician who is funny, sensitive, witty and full of grace. She is also happy that they will shoot in India. Explaining why she chose Dhanush, Marjane says, “As I was watching various Indian movies, Dhanush became the most obvious choice - his intelligence, his killer smile, his ability to enter fully into the skin of any character he played (and I can go on and on forever) made me confident that he was the one.“

Aditi Anand, who is producing this film, feels it is an exciting time for collaborations between India and Europe.

Atta boy Dhanush, this is a coup!