In Conversation With Bollywood Director Abhishek Sharma




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Summary: (http://kamlashow.com/podcast/wp-content/uploads/abhsiheksharma-150x150.jpg)Abhishek Sharma's Bollywood film Tere Bin Laden (Without You Bin Laden) came from the left field & became an instant hit when it was released in July 2010 in India. Since then the film has had limited releases in USA and other countries. Tere Bin Laden (http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/jul/22/tere-bin-laden-review-tunzelmann) is probably the first Bollywood film that has a Pakistani actor  Ali Zafar (http://www.alizafar.net/) known as "King of Pop" in the lead role. The film is a spoof that revolves around Ali Hasan (Ali Zafar) , a US returned Pakistani journalist who is intent on getting back to the USA. He creates a fake Bin Laden (Pradhuman Singh) tape to achieve his goal. I spoke with director and writer Abhishek Sharma about the film, Hollywood directors that have influenced his filmmaking and about his upcoming first trip to the United States of America. The film (http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/rizkhan/2010/09/2010968455534861.html) is a first not only for Abhishek but also for Ali Zafar, Pradhuman Singh and Walkwater Media (http://www.walkwater.in/flash.html) that produced the film. The film stars Ali Zafar, Nikhil Ratnaparhi, Pradhuman Singh and John Barry.