Published: Oct 07, 2015, 04:24 PM (IST)
Edited: Oct 07, 2015, 04:33 PM (IST)
Brett Lee admitted to be nervous ahead of the premier of his debut film, ‘UnIndian’, the romantic-comedy movie which is scheduled to hit the cinemas next week. Lee, who retired from international cricket three years ago with 310 Tests and 380 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) wickets, plays a teacher who introduces migrants to Australian language and culture in director Anupam Sharma’s film. Meanwhile, the actress who is starred opposite him is Indian actress Tannishtha Chatterjee, best known for Brick Lane and Anna Karenina, plays a divorced executive who upsets her family and the wider Indian-Australian community by falling for the charismatic blonde Aussie. WATCH: Brett Lee’s debut movie’s trailer
The big Premiere tonight for @unindianfilm @sanjanasen26 Very excited ! https://t.co/9XC2ylqUwP
— Brett Lee (@BrettLee_58) October 7, 2015
According to Sydney Morning Herald, the stylish cricketer said, “I’ve never been nervous bowling but I’ll still be a bit nervous,” the former Australian fast bowler said of Wednesday’s premiere of the romantic comedy UnIndian, which opens in cinemas next week. Or more anxious rather than nervous. The hard work has been done in terms of the film and I’m really pleased with how it’s come up.”
The fast bowler who has a decent amount of experience in front of the camera due to the numerous commercials he has done in his career found acting in a move harder than expected. He said, “The part I thought would be easy and the part I thought would be hard were completely reversed. I thought the hardest part before I started filming was to do the dialogue. There’s about 119 scenes, which is pages and pages of dialogue. To try and memorise that, I thought I had absolutely no chance of doing that. I thought the acting part would be easier. But when I looked back after completing the movie, the dialogue came easier. When you’ve read it so many times and you’re in the moment, you know the scenes back to front.”
