(Brett poses with film director Anupam Sharma and actress Tannistha Chatterjee)
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbot launched
Brett’s Lee new Bollywood film 'UnIndian' during
his recent visit to Mumbai. Brett Lee will be will be paired opposite Indian
actress Tannishtha Chatterjee, in this Indo-Australian romantic comedy. Brett
Lee has previously starred in the cricket-themed Bollywood film Victory and
famously sung a duet with Indian iconic singer Asha Bhosle.
The story of 'UnIndian' is about a
divorcee and single mother, Meera(Tannishtha), who meets the charismatic
Will(Lee). Love is the last thing on Meera's mind, but her marital status is
the subject of much discussion within her family, and she is encouraged on a
seemingly daily basis to marry "a nice Indian man".
The film UNINDIAN will be directed by Anupam Sharma, the
Australian film-maker of Indian origin who plans to start production in October
in Sydney , and is scheduled to release in March 2015. This
film is the first from the recently established Australia-India film fund which
will produce movies highlighting the complexities of Indian Diasporas.
"Brett has a huge fan following in India.
He has already charmed the Indian audience. He has got a lot of talent which has been untapped. Even without
a single film he has a huge fan-following. We got the ideal combination in
Brett -- art, creativity and commercial package’’ said Anupam Sharma.
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