MUMBAI: Gaurav Chopraa got the opportunity of working with world famous actor and environmentalist, Leonardo DiCaprio. As Leonardo celebrated his birthday yesterday, Gaurav spoke about his experiencing of working with him.  

For the uninitiated, Gaurav worked with the legend in the film, Blood Diamond back in 2006. On how he got the opportunity, Gaurav told an entertainment portal that he was playing the lead role in a Broadway musical called Bombay Crush which got him a lot of popularity. It was because of this role he got the chance to be a part of the Edward Zwick film. On how Leonardo was, Gaurav said they were very cordial and friendly where he was very intrigued about India as a country and its culture. They talked about it and in fact, owing to Gaurav having long hair, there was a joke going on the sets that he looks like Italian actor, Antonio Banderas which had Gaurav curious to know and come and meet.