Odisha-born Pitobash, best known for his character roles in 'Shor In The City' and 'Shanghai', said it was great to work with the 'Mad Men' star in the movie.
"It was great to work with Jon Hamm. He is a global star but he is so humble and grounded. He is fun-loving but at the same time professional. It was a great opportunity to share screen space with him," Pitobash told PTI.
In the film, Pitobash, 30, plays the local assistant who helped Bernstein (played by Hamm) to get in touch with Indian cricketers. He later travels to the US as the interpreter of Indian players.
"Playing a real life character was a challenge. This is the first time I am playing a character which is inspired by a real person Dipesh Solanki. I met him personally and chatted with him. It was difficult to learn his reactions," Pitobash said.
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Being a part of the film was not a cakewalk for the engineering graduate as he had to go for three-month-long auditions.
"My international stint was not planned. I got a call in early 2013 from my casting director for an audition, which took two and half months and I finally got selected for it. I am taking one step at a time in my career.
"I did engineering but I always wanted to be an actor. I have been in the industry for almost five-six years but films like 'Shor in the City' and 'Shanghai' paved way to get good roles," he said.
"They are very happy to see the trailer of the film. My fathers jokes that now he has to pay money to see me. My family has supported me in a big way as it was tough call to pursue my dream of becoming an actor.