CAROLINE FLACK: Someone I really wanted to meet, star of Life of Pi is standing next to me now.
Suraj Sharma, how are you now?
SURAJ SHARMA. I am very good. How are you?
Q. I’m very good. What was the British reception like tonight?
A. Oh, they are excited. It’s a lot of fun. Crazy, but that’s always a good thing, so …
Q. Who are you wearing tonight?
A. Dolce & Gabbana.
Q. You look lovely. Warm.
A. Thank you.
Q. Firstly, congratulations on the film. Hey, last time I saw you, you were lying in a hospital bed telling stories about a tiger, now you look completely different? Did you enjoy it?
A. Oh year, it was an unreal experience. This is an unreal experience I am going through! The best goal(?) event(?) you could imagine, so … It’s good!
Q. On top of that, you have been nominated for Rising Star. Can you contain that excitement?
A. It is unreal, it is something I would have never in my wildest dreams have imagined, I am so excited and really proud that this happened and I am really happy it happened. Wow.
Q. As we stand here, it starts to snow. Things could not get better. Tell me a bit about your audition, because you weren’t supposed to go to that audition, originally, were you?
A. My brother was going for the auditions. I kind of accompanied him, and — you know, they just told me to give it a shot, really, and I did, got lucky, multiple times, and it worked out, really. I ended up going to Taiwan, had the best — best possible journey I could ever imagine.
Q. Has your brother forgiven you?
A. My brother has forgiven me.
Q. Good. Listen, it is lovely to meet you, have a great night tonight, and well done for your nomination. Good luck tonight.
