Deepa Mehta On Salman Rushdie And 'Forrest Gump'

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Deepa Mehta's new film 'Midnight's Children' is an adaptation of the Salman Rushdie novel and opens in thetres on Friday. In this clip George asks Deepa Mehta if she and Salman have had a conversation about facing religious extremism over their art. Plus, Deepa tells the story of her and Salman hearing someone compare the film version of 'Midnight's Children to 'Forrest Gump'.

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[phuck ough]

for a split second, from the thumbnail i'd thought she was snooki.

[maradonnam]

I thought exactly the same thing :D