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Film poster
Directed by Anupam Sharma
Written byThushy Sathi
Produced by Anupam Sharma
Lisa Duff
Starring Tannishtha Chatterjee
Brett Lee
Supriya Pathak
Akash Khurana
CinematographyMartin McGrath
Edited by Marcus D'Arcy
Music by Salim–Sulaiman
Amanda Brown
Production
company
Release dates
  • 7 October 2015 (2015-10-07)(Sydney premiere)
  • 19 August 2016 (2016-08-19)(India premiere)
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

unINDIAN is a 2015 Australian romantic comedy film directed by Anupam Sharma and starring Brett Lee and Tannishtha Chatterjee. It was entirely shot in Sydney. [1]

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Plot

The story is set in Australia in Sydney where Will Henderson (Brett Lee), tall and blonde with a charming smile, who teaches Australian English to immigrants, falls in love with Meera (Tannishtha Chatterjee), a beautiful divorcee Australian woman of Indian origin and a single mother of a 10-year-old girl, Smitha. [2] Meera is smart and independent and has carved out a successful life for herself and her daughter. Meera 's ex-husband Deepak Khurana (Gulshan Grover) had earlier tried to lure and take away infant Smitha with him to India but was nabbed by the police after a complaint by Meera. While Meera's parents (Akash Khurana and Supriya Pathak) want to make a good match for her, she is not ready for any relationship. [3] It takes a while before Meera is willing to take a risk by dating Will, despite family pressure to find 'a nice Indian match'; how the situation between Meera and Will develops through a series of ups and down is the focus of the narrative. In a dream sequence, Will sees himself dancing with Meera in an actual Bollywood movie (Sajid Nadiadwala's 2014 film Kick).

Smitha confides in Will that she wants to meet her father, to which Will responds by helping her to meet him. [4] However, the clever Deepak hatches a plan to leave for India via New Zealand with Smitha. He almost succeeds but is nabbed by the police again after Will reveals to Meera his attempt to help Smitha. Meera lashes out at Will for his folly and tells him that Deepak is gay and a very mean, self-centered man who has no real interest in his daughter's welfare. [5] Police are informed and block Sydney airport and railway station, ultimately stopping Deepak at the port where he was planning to escape by ship with Smitha. After some misunderstanding, Will decides to quit his job and leave Sydney. [6] Smitha asks her mother to stop Will from leaving since he is a good man at heart. Meera agrees and rushes to the airport to stop Will but finds that the flight has already taken off. She returns home dejectedly but is surprised to find Will there with her parents and daughter Smitha waiting for her. [7]

Cast

Soundtrack

UnIndian
Soundtrack album by
Salim–Sulaiman, Amanda Brown
Released19 August 2016 (2016-08-19)
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length38:54
Language Hindi English
Label Zee Music Company

The soundtrack for UnIndian is composed by Salim–Sulaiman. The background score is composed by Amanda Brown. The music rights are acquired by Zee Music Company.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Gayatri Mantra" Salim–Sulaiman 02:21
2."UnIndian Theme"Amanda Brown01:22
3."How to Pick up an Indian Girl"Amanda Brown00:55
4."Fagun Laya Re Holi"Salim–Sulaiman03:47
5."Coffee"Amanda Brown01:24
6."Icn (feat. Anandi Bhattacharya)"Amanda Brown01:09
7."Judaiyaan"Salim–Sulaiman03:14
8."Detective Mum"Amanda Brown00:59
9."Smitha s Fear"Amanda Brown01:02
10."Chase Sequence"Salim–Sulaiman04:54
11."I Love Your Mum"Amanda Brown01:29
12."Soona Aangan"Gul Hora04:32
13."Smitha & Meera in Car"Amanda Brown01:07
14."Final Chase - Netball Scene"Salim–Sulaiman02:09
15."Hari Om Hari"Salim–Sulaiman03:27
16."In My Shoes"White Shoe Theory03:15
17."TK's Slideshow"Amanda Brown01:48
Total length:38:54

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