Johnny Depp<\/a> got me into trouble \u2014 he won\u2019t even remember this. I was doing Prince Pondicherry and I was covered in chocolate, my shoes, everything covered in chocolate.<\/p>\n“We were sitting together and he goes, \u2018Have you seen the vanishing corridor?\u2019 And I went, \u2018No.\u2019 And he said, \u2018Go through that curtain. There\u2019s a vanishing corridor there.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I did, and I went through the curtain. It was dark, and I could see this red carpet that started to get further and further away until my head hit the ceiling. You know, that little vanishing corridor that gets smaller and smaller.<\/p>\n
\n“I hit my head, turned around, and realised I\u2019d left chocolate footprints on the carpet. I ran out and went, \u2018You almost got me fired, Johnny\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n
\n\u201cHe did \u2014 he almost got me fired. We had fun though. It was nice to work with him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nDespite not being invited to reprise his role in Paul King\u2019s 2023 Wonka prequel, Ganatra said he wasn\u2019t disappointed since it was \u201ca different director.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nHowever, he admitted he was upset about being killed off when he reunited with Tim for an episode of the first series of Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\nHe said: \u201c[Wonka] is a completely different cast and a different director, but I did work with Tim Burton on Wednesday. I was upset I got killed off and didn\u2019t get to be in the second season, which looks like such good fun. I\u2019ve worked with Tim Burton twice now. I auditioned for it like everyone else and I got the part.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nNitin’s latest role sees him play a shopkeeper in Gurinder Chadha\u2019s new festive Bollywood-inspired musical Christmas Karma, a modern take on Charles Dickens\u2019 A Christmas Carol, and he drew on his own upbringing for the role.<\/p>\n
\nHe said: \u201cI play the shopkeeper \u2014 that\u2019s my official title, the shopkeeper. This is the first shopkeeper I\u2019ve ever played, which is a bit of a breakthrough role for me. As an Asian actor, I\u2019ve always avoided playing shopkeepers \u2014 I\u2019ve played the occasional doctor, never an accountant, thank God. But this one is special. I think Gurinder grew up in a newsagent, and so did I, so I got to use my own story in there.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nChristmas Karma will be released in cinemas on Friday (14.11.25).<\/p>\n
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