Malayalam star Fahadh Faasil, who is winning hearts for his role in Maareesan, has opened up about an interesting chapter in his career that many fans may not know about. The actor revealed that he was once approached for an international project by none other than Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, the director behind The Revenant and Birdman. But the collaboration did not move forward and the reason? Faasil’s accent. In a candid conversation with Cue Studio, Fahadh Faasil shared that things had reached the stage of a video call with Inarritu himself. The actor explained, “It was not like he rejected me, but it was the accent that he was concerned about. To perfect the accent, I was told to go to the US and stay there for three or four months. But they weren’t ready to pay for that. That’s why I skipped it. Otherwise, I would have gone running. The commercial aspects of it wouldn’t have worked out. I didn’t feel that kind of fire for it to do so much for my accent.” Fahadh Faasil Was Not Right Fit For Role Further in the conversation, Fahadh Faasil clarified that it was not exactly a rejection but more of a realisation that he was not the right fit for the role. “I spoke to him on a video call. It might be during that conversation that he also realised, ‘Oh, this isn’t the guy I’m looking for.’ Such things happen. There have been many films I lost during such meetings,” he added. Fahadh Faasil On Malayalam Cinema Fahadh looks at the experience completely differently. Instead of considering it as a missed opportunity, he seems deeply content with what he has achieved through Malayalam cinema. “All the magic in my life happened here in Malayalam. So, even in the future, if any new changes were to happen, I want them to come from Malayalam. I don’t think I will leave Kerala for that. If a project emerges that redefines me in some way, I want it to be in Malayalam,” Fahadh continued. While Fahadh did not reveal the name of the project, media reports have hinted that it could be Iñárritu’s upcoming film starring Tom Cruise, set for a 2026 release. The film stars Sandra Hüller, John Goodman, Jesse Plemons, Riz Ahmed and Sophie Wilde in the key roles. On the film front, Fahadh Faasil is now gearing up for the release of Odum Kuthira Chadum Kuthira, directed by Althaf Salim. The film, set to arrive in theatres on August 29, also stars Kalyani Priyadarshan, Lal, Vinay Forrt, Revathi Pillai and Anuraj OB.