Dev Patel: ‘The first time I saw my father cry was during Titanic’

The British actor's first London memory was a family trip to the cinema
Family affair: Dev Patel first saw his father cry during Titanic
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Actor Dev Patel has said that the first time he saw his father cry was on a family trip to the cinema to see Titanic.

The Slumdog Millionaire and Lion star, 26, added that the amorous scene in the 1997 film in which Kate Winslet’s character Rose runs her hand down the window of a steamed-up car also made a big impression.

Asked by ES Magazine about his first London memory, Patel, who grew up in Rayners Lane, said:

“Going with the entire Patel family — all the uncles and aunties, there were about 20 of us — down to the cinema in Harrow to watch Titanic.

"It was the first time I saw my dad cry. I guess the old ‘hand on the glass’ scene also adds to the memory. It was a coming-of-age moment.”

The actor, who lives in Los Angeles, said if he was mayor of London for 24 hours he would give everyone: “Free Nando’s … a dispensary at every street corner.”

His favourite London date would be to wander around Portobello Road’s antiques market and the building he would most like to be locked in overnight is 30 St Mary Axe — the Gherkin.

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