<p>It was Danny Boyle's daughter who, impressed by his performance, recommended Patel to her father to cast him as the protagonist Jamaal in the multiple-Oscar-winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire'.<br /><br />Patel played one of the boys in the series about the debauched lives of a group of students in Bristol, Daily Express reported.<br /><br />Patel's co-star in the movie Nicholas Hoult also went on to land movie roles in 'A Single Man' and 'Clash of the Titans' following his stint in the racy drama.<br />Now 'Skins' bosses are planning to transform their former employees' success at the box office with a full-length feature film next year.<br /><br />"The biggest critics of Skins are the Skins fans so it's going to be a big challenge. The programme has this incredible fanbase despite all the characters changing.<br />Turning TV shows into films doesn't happen so much these days, probably because there's not the material out there. But what we don't want to do is to make a 90 minute episode of Skins. It would be a complete disaster," Producer Steve Christian said.</p>
<p>It was Danny Boyle's daughter who, impressed by his performance, recommended Patel to her father to cast him as the protagonist Jamaal in the multiple-Oscar-winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire'.<br /><br />Patel played one of the boys in the series about the debauched lives of a group of students in Bristol, Daily Express reported.<br /><br />Patel's co-star in the movie Nicholas Hoult also went on to land movie roles in 'A Single Man' and 'Clash of the Titans' following his stint in the racy drama.<br />Now 'Skins' bosses are planning to transform their former employees' success at the box office with a full-length feature film next year.<br /><br />"The biggest critics of Skins are the Skins fans so it's going to be a big challenge. The programme has this incredible fanbase despite all the characters changing.<br />Turning TV shows into films doesn't happen so much these days, probably because there's not the material out there. But what we don't want to do is to make a 90 minute episode of Skins. It would be a complete disaster," Producer Steve Christian said.</p>
