Chris Kattan Harnesses His Inner 'Bollywood Hero'

Actor and comedian Chris Kattan stopped by to talk about his starring role in the IFC three-night mini-series Bollywood Hero.

In Bollywood Hero, Kattan stars as himself in an otherwise fictional comedy. In the series, Kattan is tired of being rejected as leading-man material in Hollywood and subsequently burns his bridges in Hollywood and travels to India in search of a starring role in a Bollywood film.

Kattan got his start with the famed Los Angeles comedy institution The Groundlings. It was there that he proved his talent for both physical and dialogue-driven comedy. He later joined the comedic cast of Saturday Night Live, where he starred as such laughable characters as the male exotic dancer Mango and Mr. Peepers, the apple-spewing monkey man.

Though many of Kattan's recurring roles were memorable it was his teaming up with Will Ferrell as the two nightclub-hopping, head-bopping Butabi brothers that garnered the most laughs and notoriety. The comedy skit eventually made it to the big screen in 1998's A Night at the Roxbury. Kattan also went on to star in films such as Corky Romano, Undercover Brother and Monkeybone.

Bollywood Hero airs beginning tonight, Thursday, August 6 to Sunday, August 8 at 10 pm on IFC. For more information, visit www.ifc.com/bollywood-hero.

Written by Pierre Bonny