Happy Birthday Chris Hemsworth: When 'Thor' star revealed reason behind naming daughter 'India'

Chris Hemsworth, whose daughter is named India, holds the country in a special place in his heart. So although found shooting in India "intimidating but exciting experience", he says he felt like a rockstar while doing so. Hemsworth was in India in 2018 to shoot for Netflix original film Extraction. He shot in Ahmedabad and Mumbai.

Today on the occasion of his 37th birthday, we took a look back in an interview with IANS, where Hemsworth revealed the reason behind naming his daughter after the country. "My wife (Elsa Pataky) spent a lot of time in India and that was where the name originally came from," Hemsworth told IANS during a group interview while promoting his Sony Pictures' project "Men in Black: International". Apart from daughter India Rose, Hemsworth shares twin sons Sasha and Tristan with Pataky.

Opening up about his love for the country, the Thor star said: "I love the place and the people. Shooting there... There were thousands of people on the streets every day and I have never experienced that on set. It was sort of intimidating as it was exciting because there were so many people.

"After every take (when the director) called 'cut', there was a loud cheer. We felt like rock stars in a stadium. But the warmth and support we got while shooting there, no matter how disruptive we were to their daily lives, it was so good. People were so positive. I have a huge appreciation for that."

What about working in Indian movies? "I was talking to a few about that...So maybe," he said.