Indian Heartthrob Ali Fazal Captivates the Queen in "Victoria & Abdul"

After making his Hollywood debut in James Wan’s Fast & Furious 7, Indian actor Ali Fazal is on the cusp of attaining international leading man status as he stars opposite Judi Dench Universal Pictures' heartwarming drama, Victoria & Abdul.

To be shown exclusively at Ayala Malls Cinemas starting October 4, Victoria & Abdul tells the extraordinary true story of the amazing and unlikely friendship between Queen Victoria (Dench) and a young clerk, Abdul Karim (Fazal), who becomes her teacher, her spiritual advisor, and her devoted friend.

(Watch the Victoria & Abdul: Story Featurette at http://youtu.be/nueUdBn0WyQ.)

History's Most Unlikely Friendship Blossoms in "Victoria & Abdul"

Academy Award winner Judi Dench (Shakespeare in Love) reunites with Academy Award-nominated director Stephen Frears (The Queen), and returns to the role of Queen Victoria, in Universal Pictures' heartwarming drama, Victoria & Abdul.

(Check out the new trailer of Victoria & Abdul at http://youtu.be/T504u17Ao9A and watch the film exclusively at Ayala Malls Cinemas starting October 4th.)

The screenplay is by Academy Award nominee Lee Hall (Billy Elliot), based on journalist Shrabani Basu’s book Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen’s Closest Confidant, which brought to light the long-hidden history of Victoria and Abdul from their own diaries and journals.