<span class=normal>His good looks are hardly villain-material yet filmmakers Rakesh Roshan and Anurag Basu saw something menacing in him. He may not be a familiar name yet but today, when his big Bollywood film Kites opens worldwide, and he surely will be a name to reckon with. We are indeed talking about Nicholas Brown who plays the negative lead in this summers biggest release Kites. In an exclusive chat with Bollywood Hungamas Nikhil Ramsubramaniam, Nicholas takes a trip down memory lane on how it all began for him, talks about his big moment when he bagged Kites and also gives an insight into his future projects. So over to you Nicholas…<BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>Background<BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>I was born in Sydney, Australia. However, my parents are from India, my mom is from Kolkata and my dad is from Ooty. They met and got married in Australia. I have an Anglo-Indian lineage. <BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>Beginning of my career<BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>I have been acting since I was a child. However, even before I started acting, I started singing. My music career as a singer helped me eventually get into acting. I went to a performing arts school where I did a lot of school plays and then I got a chance to go to NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Arts, Sydney) which is the same prestigious acting school that produced greats like Mel Gibson, Cate Blanchett and Baz Luhrman. I graduated from there in the year 2000 and since then I have been acting. </span>