It has been an extraordinary journey indeed: Dhanush on Hollywood debut

Dhanush, who has shared the poster and teaser of his Hollywood debut The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir, says it has indeed been a journey extraordinaire. Based on a bestselling book The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an Ikea Wardrobe, the film is an English-French comedy-drama directed by Ken Scott.

Dhanush shared the first poster of the film through his official Twitter handle.

The film also features French actor Berenice Bejo, Somalian-American actor Barkhad Abdi and American actor Erin Moriarty. In director Scott's words, the film is "the story of a young India who comes from Mumbai, and nows nothing else but his neighbourhood." According to Scott, working with actors from different cultural background was inspirational.

Sharing his experience in a video, Scott said: "I fell in love with the project. Working with Dhanush and other actors from so many different cultures was truly inspiring. We shot in different countries -- India, Italy, France, Libya. We wanted to show the impact of these different countries on the main character. Very simply what I tried to do is to get the best out of each actor to find the right balance of drama and comedy."

In the film, Dhanush plays a Mumbai man named Ajatashatru Lavash Patel. "Something in the story makes the film look like a fable, so we wanted Fakir to be very entertaining and adventurous," Scott added.