Sir Ben Kingsley has revealed that he was once told he would “always play servants” by a senior Royal Shakespeare Company director.
“I was told by a very senior director at the Royal Shakespeare company that he felt that I would always play servants, and never play kings and leading men, politicians, leaders of their country,” he told the Press Association.
Kingsley, known for Schindler’s List and Iron Man 3, has faced criticism and discrimination throughout his career, but finds proving people wrong motivating.
“I don’t think I’ve even seen it on the screen in India, in an Indian film, a leading character who is a Sikh.