Dev Patel admits to feeling ashamed of his roots

In discussing Monkey Man, he highlighted its inspiration from an ancient tale featuring Lord Hanuman, where the deity grapples with loss of confidence and identity before finding redemption alongside marginalized communities, rendering it an ideal narrative for an action-packed film.“I grew up watching Bollywood and Bruce Lee and Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jim Carrey and Jackie Chan. It’s all in there (in Monkey Man). It’s the cocktail that makes me,” Dev continued