Query: Dev Patel has not worked with John Madden.

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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel <=SEP=> The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a 2011 British comedy-drama film , directed by John Madden . The screenplay , written by Ol Parker , is based on the 2004 novel These Foolish Things , by Deborah Moggach , and features an ensemble cast consisting of Judi Dench , Celia Imrie , Bill Nighy , Ronald Pickup , Maggie Smith , Tom Wilkinson and Penelope Wilton , as a group of British pensioners moving to a retirement hotel in India , run by the young and eager Sonny , played by Dev Patel . The movie was produced by Participant Media and Blueprint Pictures on a budget of $ 10 million .   Producers Graham Broadbent and Peter Czernin first saw the potential for a film in Deborah Moggach 's novel with the idea of exploring the lives of the elderly beyond what one would expect of their age group . With the assistance of screenwriter Ol Parker , they came up with a script in which they take the older characters completely out of their element and involve them in a romantic comedy .   Principal photography began on 10 October 2010 in India , and most of the filming took place in the Indian state of Rajasthan , including the cities of Jaipur and Udaipur . Ravla Khempur , an equestrian hotel which was originally the palace of a tribal chieftain in the village of Khempur , was chosen as the site for the film hotel .   The film was released in the United Kingdom on 24 February 2012 and received critical acclaim ; The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel opened to strong box-office business in the United Kingdom and continued to build worldwide . It became a surprise box-office hit following its international release , eventually grossing nearly $ 137 million worldwide .   It was ranked among the highest-grossing 2012 releases in Australia , New Zealand and the United Kingdom , and as one of the highest-grossing speciality releases of the year . A sequel , The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel , began production in India in January 2014 , and was released on 26 February 2015 .

Dev Patel <=SEP=> Dev Patel ( born 23 April 1990 ) is an English actor . Born and raised in London to Indian parents , Patel made his screen debut as Anwar Kharral in the first two seasons of the British teen drama television series Skins ( 2007 -- 2008 ) , landing the role with no prior professional acting experience . His breakthrough came in 2008 with the leading role of Jamal Malik in Danny Boyle 's drama Slumdog Millionaire , which won the Academy Award for Best Picture , and for which he was nominated for the SAG Award for Best Supporting Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor .   Patel went on to star in the highly successful romantic comedy The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ( 2012 ) and its 2015 sequel , the fantasy film The Last Airbender ( 2010 ) , and the science fiction film Chappie ( 2015 ) . His portrayal of Neal Sampat on the HBO television series The Newsroom ( 2012 -- 2014 ) earned him a NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series . In 2015 , Patel starred as the mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan in the biopic The Man Who Knew Infinity , and the following year he played Saroo Brierley in the drama Lion ( 2016 ) . For the latter , he won the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for the Golden Globe , Critics ' Choice Award , SAG Award , and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor .