Anupam Sharma Explained

Anupam Sharma
Birth Date:17 January
Birth Place:Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Occupation:Film director, actor, film producer, author

Anupam Sharma[1] [2] is an Australian film maker of Indian origin. He is film director, actor, film producer, and author. Sharma[3] has been widely acknowledged by Australian and Indian media as a producer who pioneered films links between India and Australia since 1997. Sharma[4] was appointed as an Australia Day Ambassador[5] and named one of the fifty most influential professionals in the Australian film industry (Encore Magazine). He is best known for producing Bollywood films filmed in Australia, including Dil Chahta Hai and Heyy Babyy. He is the director of the Australian feature film unIndian,[6] starring Australian cricketer Brett Lee, released in 2015. In 2014 the film was announced by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott. As a director apart from unINDIAN he has also directed Indian Aussies (Terms & Conditions Apply), NSW Tourism Ad Campaign, Intellectual Property Awareness Foundation anti-piracy campaign and award-winning Australian feature documentary The Run.[7]

Personal life

Anupam Sharma was born in Ajmer, in the Indian state of Rajasthan. He attended high school at St. Joseph Academy in Dehradun, after which he moved to Australia to pursue a bachelor's degree in film. He followed his bachelor's degree with a master's degree in Films & Theatre from the University of New South Wales, where he wrote his thesis on Indian Cinema with Distinction.

He is married with two children.

Career

Anupam Sharma[8] was involved with a series of film and theatre projects in Sydney until he met Feroz Khan in 1998.[9] In 2000, he founded Films and Casting Temple, an award-winning film production, casting and consulting company based from Fox Studios, Sydney, working on more than 275 films, television and advertising projects[10] between India and Australia in 20 years. With the support of Ausfilm, state agencies and companies such as Atlab (now Deluxe), Cutting Edge and The Post Lounge, he started seminars in India, to inform filmmakers about how to use Australian locations and production services in their films.[11]

The Australia-India Film, Arts, Media, and Entertainment Council was formed in Sydney at the end of 2003, under the umbrella of the Australia-India Business Council. The council is headed by Anupam Sharma and enjoys significant co-operation from AusFilm and several state film agencies.[12] In 2003 Sharma line produced Janasheen.[13] In 2001, Anupam Sharma consulted on the Art Department of Baz Luhrmann, 'Moulin Rouge' starring Nicole Kidman on Indian elements.[14] Sharma was the Australian Line producer for Heyy Babyy, which was shot in Sydney[15] and MTV Roadies featured regional New South Wales, which became the highest rating ever on Indian TV in the youth music genre in 2009. It was produced in Australia by Film and Casting TEMPLE.[16]

In 2004, a delegation composed of key players from the Australian entertainment industry including Producer John Winter (Rabbit Proof Fence, Doing Time for Patsy Cline) who was also heading the delegation, Steve Cooper, M.D of the multi-award-winning Australian post-production company, BEEPS, and Shireen Ardeshir from IDP Education supported by The Australia India Business Council (AIBC) and its film chapter the Australia India Film Arts Media and Entertainment (FAME) Council, along with ausFILM, Australian Film Commission, and various State film bodies initiated by Anupam Sharma owner of Sydney-based production company Films and Casting TEMPLE pty ltd was a major player at FRAMES 2004 - the biggest Asian convention on the entertainment business which was held in Mumbai from the 15 to 17 March.[17]

In 2011, he teamed with film veteran Peter Castaldi and launched An Australian Film Initiative AAFI, to market and promote Australian screen culture in non-traditional markets. Anupam Sharma & Peter Castaldi were Festival Directors for the only Australian annual Film Festival in India, with the support of Hugh Jackman in 2011, Baz Luhrmann retrospective in 2012–2013, and Phillip Noyce retrospective in 2014–2015.[18] In 2011 Anupam was on the list of the 50 most powerful and influential professionals in the Australian film industry.[19]

In 2012, Sharma was selected as the head judge for the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) TV series Bollywood Star.[20] The four-part series follows the search for an Australian Bollywood star, who would go on to win a part in a Bollywood movie. Sharma was termed the Bollywood Czar of Australia, by broadcaster Geire Kami. He was also called the most high-profile Indian film professional in Australia, by Screen International.[21] Also in 2012, he was appointed Australia Day Ambassador[22] for his work in films between Australia and India, an appointment he has been receiving every year since 2013.[23] In 2013, Sharma was commissioned to direct a film by the Australian National Maritime Museum. Titled Indian Aussies - terms & conditions apply, the short tongue-in-cheek documentary humorously explores various aspects of being an Indian Australian.[24]

Sharma directed a series of television commercials for Destination NSW, which were rolled out throughout 2014. The commercials represent one of the largest investments the state has made in India.[25] In August 2014 Anupam was appointed as the first ambassador of the Parramasala Arts Festival.[26] The directorial debut by Anupam,[27] UNindian[28] starring Tannishtha Chatterjee and Brett Lee[29] released in October 2015 in Australia and August 2016 in India.[30] Anupam then produced and directed a documentary on Pat Farmer's epic run called The Run.[31] Sharma is developing a slate of Indian-Australian film projects.[32] [33] The first is a called Honour[34] and the other is a documentary called Bollywood Downunder[35] [36] - showcased at Cannes 2022.[37] [38] The documentary, which includes stars such as Farhan Akhtar, Anupam Kher, Ritesh Sidhwani, Srishti Behl, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Fardeen Khan, and Ashutosh Gowariker is being edited by Karin Steininger(editor of Oscar, Emmy winning and Bafta nominated 'Remembering Anne frank'.[39] Sharma takes his next steps towards the Australia India Film Council - through which he hopes to further bilateral film links between the two countries.[40] [41]

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Author credits

Other work

Awards and honors

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anupam Sharma. 19 August 2016. 15 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170316113256/http://www.bollywoodirect.com/unindian-is-about-an-elaboration-of-the-tags-nris-give-each-other-anupam-sharma/. 16 March 2017. live.
  2. Web site: Anupam Sharma: Making an Impact. FilmInk. 26 March 2023.
  3. Web site: Anupam heads the Australia India Film Council. 7 February 2018. 26 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180927011130/http://www.callalilyyarn.com/anupam-heads-australia-india-film-council. 27 September 2018. dead.
  4. Web site: Bollywood and Australia: worth making a song and dance about. Amit. Sarwal. 19 February 2014 . 26 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180927005530/http://theconversation.com/bollywood-and-australia-worth-making-a-song-and-dance-about-23363. 27 September 2018. live.
  5. Web site: Australia Day Ambassador . 1 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131001081545/http://www.australiaday.com.au/ambassadors/ambassadors.aspx?AmbassadorID=621. 1 October 2013.
  6. Web site: Brett Lee promotes UNindian. photogallery.indiatimes.com. 11 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20191102214136/https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/events/mumbai/brett-lee-promotes-unindian/articleshow/53473399.cms. 2 November 2019. live.
  7. Web site: The Run (2018). letterboxd.com.
  8. Web site: Anupam Sharma. Saxton Speakers. 12 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190812204550/https://www.saxton.com.au/speakers/anupam-sharma. 12 August 2019. live.
  9. Web site: It's a Bollywood blitz. 5 July 2002. The Age. 28 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180929000506/https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/movies/its-a-bollywood-blitz-20020705-gdud5g.html. 29 September 2018. live.
  10. Web site: Where the Bollywood are you?. 11 February 2014. www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 19 September 2018. 11 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201011123056/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/travel/travel-news/bollywoods-anupam-sharma-offers-indian-tourists-a-jhappi-time-hug-time-in-nsw/news-story/1a528a3a85c15c1700cd95cf933fbc60?nk=df11280f0f88088fd397a3c0420a3b3d-1602419456. live.
  11. Web site: All roads lead to India. 1 April 2010. 28 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180929000329/https://mumbrella.com.au/all-roads-lead-to-india-3475. 29 September 2018. live.
  12. Web site: A passage to Indian cinema. 31 January 2004 . 28 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180929002326/https://www.realtime.org.au/a-passage-to-indian-cinema/. 29 September 2018. live.
  13. News: Bollywood goes Down Under. The Times of India. 22 September 2003 . 28 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181031234906/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Bollywood-goes-Down-Under/articleshow/194756.cms. 31 October 2018. live.
  14. Web site: It's a Bollywood blitz. 5 July 2002. The Age. 28 September 2018. 29 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180929000506/https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/movies/its-a-bollywood-blitz-20020705-gdud5g.html. live.
  15. Web site: Oh baby! This long-distance romance is hotting up. Emily Dunn Entertainment. Writer. 25 January 2007. The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180929000357/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/oh-baby-this-long-distance-romance-is-hotting-up-20070125-gdpbju.html. 29 September 2018. live.
  16. Web site: MTV Roadies Australia popular with Indian Youth – The Indian Sub-continent Times. www.theistimes.com. 28 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180929000435/http://www.theistimes.com/mtv-roadies-popular-with-indian-youth/. 29 September 2018. dead.
  17. https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/foundations-councils-institutes/australia-india-council/Documents/australia_india_focus_2004_mar_apr.pdf Australia India Focus 2004
  18. News: Films from Down Under. Budhaditya. Bhattacharya. The Hindu . 10 November 2012. www.thehindu.com. 28 September 2018. 11 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201011123057/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/films-from-down-under/article4083276.ece. live.
  19. Web site: Indian origin filmmaker in Australian movie power list. 21 June 2011. 28 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180929010406/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/indian-origin-filmmaker-in-australian-movie-power-list/. 29 September 2018. live.
  20. Web site: Hooray for Bollywood. Sacha. Molitorisz. 27 May 2012. The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180929000517/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/hooray-for-bollywood-20120525-1z8lu.html. 29 September 2018. live.
  21. Web site: Bollywood Tzar. g e i r e  k a m i. 28 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190204155821/https://www.geirekami.com/news/bollywood-tzar. 4 February 2019. live.
  22. Web site: Meet three Indian migrants chosen as Australia Day Ambassadors. 28 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180929042601/https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/hindi/en/article/2017/01/26/meet-three-indian-migrants-chosen-australia-day-ambassadors. 29 September 2018. live.
  23. Web site: Australia Day Awards Ceremony. www.temora.com.au. 28 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180929041132/http://www.temora.com.au/events/australia-day-awards-ceremony.aspx. 29 September 2018. live.
  24. Web site: Indian Aussies- Terms & Conditions Apply. 28 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180929001827/https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/hindi/en/audiotrack/indian-aussies-terms-conditions-apply. 29 September 2018. live.
  25. Web site: New South Wales launches 'Jhappi Time' – a friends and relatives focused tourism campaign. 28 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180929041136/http://everythingexperiential.businessworld.in/article/New-South-Wales-launches-Jhappi-Time-a-friends-and-relatives-focused-tourism-campaign/24-02-2014-101746/. 29 September 2018. live.
  26. Web site: Parramasala 2014: Indian Link's top picks. 4 September 2014. 28 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180929001746/http://www.indianlink.com.au/parramasala-2014-indian-links-top-picks/. 29 September 2018. live.
  27. Web site: Brett Lee's film 'UnIndian' makers downsize sex scene but with conditions. 30 July 2016. mid-day. 12 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190812204549/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/brett-lees-film-unindian-makers-downsize-sex-scene-but-with-conditions/17481167. 12 August 2019. live.
  28. Web site: 'UnIndian' is like an Australian version of 'Bend It Like Beckham', but with Brett Lee: Anupam Sharma. 7 September 2014 . 19 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180920011426/https://www.news18.com/news/india/unindian-is-like-an-australian-version-of-bend-it-like-beckham-but-with-brett-lee-anupam-sharma-712169.html. 20 September 2018. live.
  29. Web site: Spotted a hungry, restless artist in Brett Lee: UnIndian director Anupam Sharma. 31 July 2016. 19 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180920011107/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/brett-lee-unindian-anupam-sharma-2945645/. 20 September 2018. live.
  30. Web site: Brett Lee/Tannishtha Chatterjee's 'UnIndian' Movie Looks For Reversal of Fortune in India. Don. Groves. . 15 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170316031324/https://www.forbes.com/sites/dongroves/2016/08/16/brett-leetannishtha-chatterjees-unindian-movie-looks-for-reversal-of-fortune-in-india/#7a3d03f269c7. 16 March 2017. live.
  31. Web site: unIndian director Anupam Sharma reveals new Australia-India co-production. 5 February 2016. 19 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180920010936/https://www.if.com.au/unIndian-director-Anupam-Sharma-reveals-new-Australia-India-co-production/. 20 September 2018. live.
  32. Web site: Account Suspended. bindass.com.au. 12 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190812204552/https://bindass.com.au/cgi-sys/suspendedpage.cgi. 12 August 2019. dead.
  33. Web site: Forum Films inks first-look deal with Anupam Sharma's Temple. 13 March 2019. 16 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190326060509/https://www.if.com.au/forum-films-inks-first-look-deal-with-anupam-sharmas-temple/. 26 March 2019. live.
  34. Web site: Anupam Sharma's Temple Films Inks First Look Deal With Forum Films. The Hollywood Reporter. 13 March 2019 . 26 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190326060507/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/anupam-sharmas-temple-films-inks-first-look-deal-forum-films-1194304. 26 March 2019. live.
  35. Web site: New Australian Features Announced at AACTA's 2018 Asia International Engagement Program Launch in Mumbai . dumkhum.com. 19 April 2018 . 19 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180920011456/https://dumkhum.com/new-australian-features-announced-at-aactas-2018-asia-international-engagement-program-launch-in-mumbai/. 20 September 2018. live.
  36. Web site: Brand Bollywood - Down Under trailer: Anupam Sharma's documentary chronicles Indo-Aussie relations through Bollywood. The Telegraph. 24 May 2023.
  37. Web site: Anupam Sharma takes his documentary on Bollywood to Cannes 2022 . 22 May 2022 .
  38. News: Director Anupam Sharma's Bollywood Downunder attempts to add pride to Hindi films' 'song and dance' culture at Cannes 2022 -Exclusive! . . 20 May 2022 .
  39. Web site: Bollywood Downunder doco appoints Karin Steininger as editor . 4 May 2022 .
  40. Web site: 'The good thing is the journey has begun': Anupam Sharma on the next steps for the AIFC . 16 December 2021 .
  41. Web site: Australia India Film Council announced with Anupam Sharma as chair . 30 November 2021 .
  42. Web site: Australian film industry emerges as silent winner as India wins cricket series. 11 January 2019. 12 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190430113717/https://www.newspost.live/en/australian-film-industry-emerges-silent-winner-india-wins-cricket-series/. 30 April 2019. live.
  43. Web site: World Class film maker heading to Wellington for Australia Day awards.. 15 December 2015. 26 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180927005515/https://www.wellingtontimes.com.au/story/3567535/world-class-film-maker-heading-to-wellington-for-australia-day-awards/. 27 September 2018. live.
  44. Web site: Australia Day ambassadors urge Indian community to celebrate achievements, embrace togetherness .
  45. Web site: Fashions of Multicultural Australia - Ambassadors. Fashions of Multicultural Australia. 19 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180920011432/https://www.fomaustralia.com.au/ambassadors. 20 September 2018. live.
  46. Web site: Advisory Board – Newcastle International Film Festival. newcastlefestival.co.uk. 20 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180920234850/https://newcastlefestival.co.uk/the-team/advisory-board/. 20 September 2018. dead.
  47. Web site: IABCA 2014 Panel of Experts. India Australia Business & Community Awards. 26 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180927005531/https://www.iabca.com.au/panel-of-experts-2014. 27 September 2018. live.
  48. Web site: IABCA 2018 Panel of Experts. India Australia Business & Community Awards. 28 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180929000329/https://www.iabca.com.au/2018-panel-of-expert. 29 September 2018. live.
  49. Web site: Winners 2018 – Newcastle International Film Festival . 11 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180701165051/https://newcastlefestival.co.uk/winners-2018/ . 1 July 2018 . dead .
  50. Web site: Awards Jury - Golden Trailer Awards - Year Over Year. Golden Trailer Awards. 8 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190608092749/https://goldentrailer.com/awards-jury/. 8 June 2019. live.

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