Chandigarh Tribune | Hey Leo, can you be Rumi? Chandigarh Tribune First the background information. Remember, how Idris Elba couldn't play James Bond because he wasn't 'English' enough?? So, if the thousands of petitioners see Leonardo DiCaprio as 'too white' to play the Persian Sufi poet Rumi, is it 'fair' (pun ... #RumiWasntWhite: Outrage over Hollywood Choice to Play Persian Poet Leonardo DiCaprio is *not* playing Rumi in the biopic Thousands sign petition for not casting Leonardo DiCaprio in Rumi |