In the British-American biographical drama, Dench plays the role of Queen Victoria who forms an unconventional alliance with an Indian servant, Abdul, played by Ali.
"She is so energetic, so hands-on with the script, her lines, it just amazed me. Whenever I wanted to rehearse, I would just pop into her van and we would sit and read. It doesn't happen often with someone like her stature," Ali told PTI.
Directed by Stephen Frears and written by Lee Hall, "Victoria and Abdul" is based on the book of same name by Shrabani Basu. The film, also starring Eddie Izzard, Tim Pigott-Smith and Adeel Akhtar, is scheduled to release on September 22.
Recently, a photograph featuring Ali, Richa Chadha and Paris Jackson, hanging out in Los Angeles went viral and even sparked speculations of a future collaboration between the trio.
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"There is absolutely nothing which is happening with her. We just met and had a nice lunch. She did want to come to India, but that's about it. She is busy doing her other projects.
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