Anupam Sharma

Anupam Sharma
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Sharma (left) at IFFI 2008
Born17 January
Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Occupation(s)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]

  1. ^ "Anupam Sharma". 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Anupam Sharma: Making an Impact". FilmInk. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Anupam heads the Australia India Film Council". 7 February 2018. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  4. ^ Sarwal, Amit (19 February 2014). "Bollywood and Australia: worth making a song and dance about". Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Australia Day Ambassador". 1 October 2013. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Brett Lee promotes UNindian". photogallery.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  7. ^ "The Run (2018)" – via letterboxd.com.