<p>Kapoor, 51, who shared the screen space with actors like Tom Cruise and Paula Patton, said he landed the part after a chance meeting with the Cruise.<br /><br />"I had met the producers of the film and met Tom Cruise, the star of the 'Mission Impossible' films and so I thought let me go and meet them and if I'm lucky I might get a part in this incredible franchise and then I forgot about it.<br /><br />"Then one night I got this e-mail from my agent who said there was this offer from Mission Impossible -Ghost Protocol where I have to play a womanizer, and of course I jumped at it," Kapoor said during a telephonic interview from Los Angeles.<br /><br />He said that his role in the Oscar-winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire' as a calculating quizmaster had made Hollywood look at him afresh.<br /><br />"I think a few of the writers had seen Slumdog Millionaire before, so that and my work in the series 24 which I had done internationally made this role happen. I think I'm fortunate to break into Hollywood with this role as Brijnath, a telecom giant who loves throwing parties and having fun, but of course he also has a dark side and has a weakness for women.<br /><br />"He thinks that he is very crafty but actually he gets quite loud and sometimes gets obnoxious," Kapoor said.<br /><br />Although the film was shot in Prague, Dubai, Mumbai, Vancouver, Los Angeles and other places but all Kapoor's scenes were shot in Dubai and Vancouver.<br /><br />"I make every role special even if anything special is not required and even if it a single scene by researching it and in this case there is a certain Indian billionaire and to a certain extent I have followed his mannerisms and so on," he said.<br /><br />Kapoor said there is also another Hollywood production that he would star in next year.<br /><br />On his special relationship with South Africa which includes having personally known all three presidents so far - Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma, Kapoor said he loved the country for which Mbeki had appointed him Brand Ambassador a few years ago.<br /><br />His world premiere for his production 'Gandhi My Father' was held in South Africa three years ago, with Mbeki being guest of honour.<br /><br />"South Africa has a very special place in my heart and if I had my way I would shoot all my films there and come there every few months," he said.</p>
<p>Kapoor, 51, who shared the screen space with actors like Tom Cruise and Paula Patton, said he landed the part after a chance meeting with the Cruise.<br /><br />"I had met the producers of the film and met Tom Cruise, the star of the 'Mission Impossible' films and so I thought let me go and meet them and if I'm lucky I might get a part in this incredible franchise and then I forgot about it.<br /><br />"Then one night I got this e-mail from my agent who said there was this offer from Mission Impossible -Ghost Protocol where I have to play a womanizer, and of course I jumped at it," Kapoor said during a telephonic interview from Los Angeles.<br /><br />He said that his role in the Oscar-winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire' as a calculating quizmaster had made Hollywood look at him afresh.<br /><br />"I think a few of the writers had seen Slumdog Millionaire before, so that and my work in the series 24 which I had done internationally made this role happen. I think I'm fortunate to break into Hollywood with this role as Brijnath, a telecom giant who loves throwing parties and having fun, but of course he also has a dark side and has a weakness for women.<br /><br />"He thinks that he is very crafty but actually he gets quite loud and sometimes gets obnoxious," Kapoor said.<br /><br />Although the film was shot in Prague, Dubai, Mumbai, Vancouver, Los Angeles and other places but all Kapoor's scenes were shot in Dubai and Vancouver.<br /><br />"I make every role special even if anything special is not required and even if it a single scene by researching it and in this case there is a certain Indian billionaire and to a certain extent I have followed his mannerisms and so on," he said.<br /><br />Kapoor said there is also another Hollywood production that he would star in next year.<br /><br />On his special relationship with South Africa which includes having personally known all three presidents so far - Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma, Kapoor said he loved the country for which Mbeki had appointed him Brand Ambassador a few years ago.<br /><br />His world premiere for his production 'Gandhi My Father' was held in South Africa three years ago, with Mbeki being guest of honour.<br /><br />"South Africa has a very special place in my heart and if I had my way I would shoot all my films there and come there every few months," he said.</p>