Will Smith enjoys a 'desi' outing on work trip in India

From expressing his love for Indian cuisine getting nostalgic about the time spent with Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar last year and beatboxing while showing some dance moves to Indian fans Hollywood actor Will Smith gave a desi twist to his work trip in India while promoting his forthcoming film Bright The Hollywood icon who enjoys global fame thanks to his work profile as well as accolades landed here on Monday morning and spent most of his day giving interviews to select Indian media including IANSWill Smith and Akshay KumarHe made a public appearance and greeted his fans at High Street Phoenix Lower Parel prior to the screening The Men in Black star who looked dapper in a grey suit was seen in a jovial mood and enthusiastic about coming to India About the hectic schedule Smith said Thank you for having us We are very excited to be hereThis is my first time out today We landed in the morning have been doing press interviews and then came to see youThe Oscarnominated actor arrived in India with his Bright costars Joel Edgerton Noomi Rapace and director David Ayer The film will release on Friday on Netflix Smith known for films like Bad Boys Hitch The Pursuit of Happyness Hancock The Karate Kid and Collateral Beauty surprised his fans in India in August last year when he dropped in Mumbai to attend Bollywoods Khiladi Akshay Kumars party The 49yearold confessed that he developed a taste for Indian cuisine during that trip and credits Akshay for opening the Indian food story for himLast year Akshay had a party and it was the best food that I have ever in my life It was a little bit of everything My favourite is chicken tikka masala Smith saidSmith also showed off his dancing skills when hosts Rannvijay Singha and Bani Judge requested the team to shake a leg for the Indian fans who waited for over four hour at the venue for the actor to come up on the stage Taking it a step ahead Smith started beatboxing as Edgerton Rapace and Ayer tried to copy Rannvijay and eventually joined inFrom responding to a female fan with wittiness to cracking jokes as well as taking a cellphone from the crowd to capture the moment with a selfie Smith got involved with the crowd and kept the attendees engaged There were many performances before the Hollywood actors got onto the stage Bollywood composers VishalShekhar also performed at the event and added more energy to the evening with their enthusiasm They performed on songs like Bachna ae haseeno Ude dil befikrea and Swag se swagatBright is a fantasy tale which narrates how humans exist with fairies orcs and elves Smith also talked about the film which puts spotlight on racism and class divide while telling story of two police officers The film has a beautiful idea This racism and how we treat each other It is in the film The elves are in the top most society and represent those who have orcs represent those who donaiquestt have and humans are in the middle he saidAbout his role Smith said My character is AfricanAmerican who is racist against orcs The movie is an interesting exploration of how we treat each other What I love about it is that you are able to see this bizarre world but also real thingsCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip hereDownload the new midday Android and iOS apps to get updates on all the latest and trending stories on the go