"Million Dollar Arm" Star Suraj Sharma Strikes A Pose For GQ

Suraj Sharma scored a feature in the May 2014 issue of GQ magazine

His flick "Million Dollar Arm" hits theaters this weekend and during promotions, Suraj Sharma scored a feature in the May 2014 issue of GQ magazine.

While showing off his Miami style for the Ben Watts-shot spread, the "Life of Pi" actor opened up about his character in the upcoming movie and his baseball skills.

Check out highlights from Sharma's interview below and for more, head over to GQ!

On his character, Rinku Singh in Million Dollar Arm:

“Like me, Singh was thrown into a situation that came purely out of luck—and he had to do it. That’s where I found my connection with him. Stuff’s just happening around you, and to you, and somehow you’re far away from it and right in the middle at the same time.”

On his baseball skills:

“I pitch nowhere near as fast as, like, a 10-year old who knows how to play. But what’s important is looking like I can do it.”

Million Dollar Arm (Movie)

Hollywood Upcoming Movie 2014 'Million Dollar Arm'

In a last ditch effort to save his career as a sports agent, JB Bernstein (Jon Hamm) concocts a scheme to find baseball’s next great pitching ace. Hoping to find a young cricket pitcher he can turn into a Major League Baseball star, JB travels to India to produce a reality show competition called “Million Dollar Arm.” With the help of a cantankerous but eagle-eyed retired baseball scout (Alan Arkin) he discovers Dinesh (played by Madhur Mittal) and Rinku (played by Suraj Sharma), two 18 year old boys who have no idea about playing baseball, yet have a knack for throwing a fastball. Hoping to sign them to major league contracts and make a quick buck, JB brings the boys home to America to train. While the Americans are definitely out of their element in India — the boys, who have never left their rural villages — are equally challenged when they come to the States. As the boys learn the finer points of baseball — JB, with the help of his charming friend Brenda (Lake Bell) — learns valuable life lessons about teamwork, commitment and what it means to be a family.