Yesterday star Himesh Patel had great fun working with popular singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, and is impressed with his sense of humour.

Himesh worked with Sheeran on Yesterday, a film inspired by The Beatles, and directed by Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle. It also stars Lily James. 

"It was fantastic. Danny is such a wonderful director. He is so energetic. I had a lot of fun. Lily was gracious, fun, kind and generous. I learnt a lot from her since it is my first film and she has done lots of great work," he said in a statement about his experience in the film. 

Talking about Sheeran, he said: "Ed was really great. He has a great sense of humour and he didn't come with any of the sense of who he is. He just came and acted with us like anyone else did."

Yesterday released in India on July 12.