Sources say that Hugh Bonneville has been chosen to play Lord Mountbatten in a new film. "I have met the actors, but I haven't started working with them. I am only doing scenes with Gillian as of now. Gurinder has been blown away with what they are bringing on screen. I'm really excited to work with them. I haven't done a project with an Indian cast before, so I am really excited," said Downton Abbey actor Hugh Bonneville who has wooed audiences the world over with his portrayal of Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham in the hit British period TV drama series Downton Abbey. Now actor Hugh Bonneville is playing Lord Mountbatten - the last viceroy of British India - for Gurinder Chadha's upcoming film Vicerory's House.
The film is currently being shot in the palatial locales of Jodhpur and Mr Bonneville says he is 'loving the experience.'
