Ang Lee was eventually chosen to direct Life of Pi, but the movie would have taken an alternate approach had the original director stayed.

Apart from Suraj, the movie also stars Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Rafe Spall, Gérard Depardieu and Adil Hussain in lead roles. Life Of Pi is directed by Ang Lee, who also won the Academy Award for this film.

Behind the brooding eyes of the tiger lies the crux of the story — Pi’s fundamental struggle for survival. Based on Yann Martel’s 2001 Man Booker Prize-winning novel, “Life of Pi ... The scrawny ...