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From Holocaust survivor to criminal brute, challenging roles have defined this Oscar-winner's acting career. Next up: a turn as a Roman shaman in The Last Legion. Sir Ben Kingsley will now take your questions...
...would Gandhi play the role of Ben Kingsley? -Mills Chapman, VILLANOVA, PA.He was an astonishingly quick and witty judge of character, so I bet he could have done a very good impersonation...
...change your name (from Krishna Bhanji)? -Andrew Lawrence, FAIRFIELD, CONN.It was a way of getting to my first audition. My dad [who is Indian] was completely behind it. My first name, Ben, is my dad's nickname. My second name, Kingsley, comes from my grandfather's nickname, which was King Clove. He was a spice trader. It's a bit late to change it back...
...OHIOI was at the Royal Shakespeare Company sitting in the audience, and a girl who was maybe 11 came up to me and said, "I love you in Star Trek." And I'm sitting there thinking I'm the king of the world, and I said, "Actually, I'm Ben Kingsley." She looked completely blank and said, "Well, congratulations, you look like Patrick Stewart...
...know you're a fairly private person, but if a movie was to be made about your life, what would the title be and who would play you? -Sandra Bell, Miami, FLSomeone jokingly already told us it was going to be (Ben) Affleck and (Matt) Damon. That is going to be me and Richie. [Laughs...