Irrfan Khan, who has been to the Oscar red carpet twice in five years for 'Slumdog Millionaire' and 'Life of Pi', believes it is a good time for Indian actors to work in Hollywood as the country is in fashion there.
The 46-year-old's recent Hollywood venture 'Life of Pi' won multiple Oscars including the best director trophy and Irrfan feels that Hollywood is expanding its market.
"Hollywood is the biggest market. They know how to expand it and they have been doing it for years now... Spain was in fashion so they had actors from Spain after that China came... They are trying to see different possibilities, they want to go beyond... They want to give variety to the audience.
"India is the biggest market... India is in fashion now. They are looking for possibilities, there will be lot many films which will be made in India, story will be based in India and actors will be from India," Irrfan said at the India Today Conclave 2013.
The actor, who is famous for his out-of-the box roles in movies like 'Paan Singh Tomar' and recently released 'Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster Returns', said he did not mind playing character roles but such roles are not counted worthy enough in Bollywood.
"As a character actor you don't count in Bollywood. You are just there to prop the protagonist. Here, being a character actor is no fun, since you are worth nothing. But in Hollywood as a character actor also you have an existence, you are an equal part of the story," he added.
While addressing the session 'Global Indian Icon: India ignores till the world applauds?', Irrfan said he never felt sidelined in the industry ever and blames himself for not trying to fit in.
