‘Mujh par bharosa karo’

Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise has a message for his fans in India — “Main aap sab se bahut pyaar karta hoon”. The actor went on to share his wish of making a Bollywood-style film.

Cruise’s latest film Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning released in Indian theatres on Saturday. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, the film is the eighth instalment of the Mission: Impossible franchise. In a promotional video, released by Paramount Pictures India, Cruise, 62, interacted with actor-influencer Avneet Kaur, who asked him to say a few words for his fans in the country.

“Main aap sab se bahut pyaar karta hoon (I love you all very much)” Cruise said.

He also recounted his memories of visiting India in 2011 during the promotions of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, which also featured Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor in a cameo appearance.

“I feel so much love for India. India is an amazing country, people, and culture. I have to say the whole experience has been etched in my memory. Every single moment. From the moment I landed, going to the Taj Mahal, and spending time in Mumbai, I remember each moment quite vividly,” he said. Cruise further said he wants to make a film in India as he has been a fan of Bollywood movies.

“I love it when in a scene someone suddenly breaks into a song. I love it. It’s something that I have grown up watching—musicals from different countries. I love Bollywood movies. You can just break out into a song, it’s so beautiful. I love the dancing, singing, and the actors,” he said.

“I cannot wait to go back to India. I have so many friends there. I have met such amazing people there. I would love to make a Bollywood-style movie. It would be so much fun and amazing to do that. I love the dancing and singing, it would be so much fun to do that.” Towards the end, Kaur asked Cruise to recite the dialogue “I need you to trust me, one last time” from “The Final Reckoning” in Hindi.

“Mujh par bharosa karo, ek aakhri baar,” Cruise said.