Anupam Sharma's 'Brand Bollywood Downunder' is a feature documentary about the ‘bollywoodisation’ and globalisation of Indian cinema through its 89-year-old love affair with Australia.
Australian film projects made in collaboration with India have the potential to deliver on issues the industry is “constantly talking about", according to Australian India Film Council chair Anupam Sharma.
The line producer on a long list of Indian features that have shot in Australia, crosses to the other side of the camera.
A new council has been established with the aim of building stronger ties between the Australian and Indian film industries.
Finalised at last month's Cannes Film Festival, where India was the country of honour, the agreement provides a framework of goals and initiatives to facilitate greater project collaboration, co-production, and cross-cultural partnerships between the Australian and Indian film industries.
The first Australian Indian Film Fund aims to bankroll one Australian feature and one TV series or documentary every 18 months, each with India-centric themes
The thriller is one of a number of high-profile Aussie films being presented at Cannes by sales agents
Unindian, the first feature from the Australia India Film Fund (AIFF), will go into production in October in Sydney.