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ShareMumbai: Ben Stiller still remembers the day when he had to try an Indian dish as part of the script of the Hollywood hit Along came Polly.
"I remember tasting an Indian saag which was very hot. 'Do these guys actually eat such spicy food there?', I wondered," he says.
Stiller admits that he has been seriously thinking about Bollywood. "Everyone is aware of Bollywood. There is so much drama, music and dance in Indian films, it's amazing! India was on our mind while planning Madagascar 3 but that's not happening now, though it would've been fun to do," he adds.
So, what about acting in a Bollywood movie? "I think it would be a different experience working in an Indian film." We ask him about his bipolar disorder which he famously admitted to during an interview to an international lifestyle magazine. The Hollywood star retracts. "It was a misunderstanding. I jokingly told the magazine GQ that I was crazy, and it was printed as -- Ben Stiller, bipolar manic-depressive!" Stiller says it keeps cropping up from time to time. "Unfortunately, irony never comes across too well in a print interview."
Stiller is keen to talk about his next big release, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, the sequel to his earlier hit and the best commercial success so far.
"For me, it was fun to be able to be with all those people. It's a very special feeling when you're working with people who you really like and respect and being in a movie that kids will connect with," he says.
