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Bollywood calling for Brett Lee

Pics : After IPL, Bollywood brings former Aussie speedster Brett Lee to India

Handsome former Australian speedster Brett Lee's love affair with India continues. The Aussie who has played in the Indian Premier League for two high profile celebrity owned teams i.e Kings XI Punjab co- owned by Bollywood actress Preity Zinta and has been a member of Kolkata Knight Riders team that won the IPL in 2013 co-owned by Bollywood supersstar Shah Rukh Khan, will now be seen on the big screen- Bollywood. According to reports Brett Lee, will star in a Bollywood film, UNINDIAN, which is to be shot in Sydney. And starring opposite the dashing Lee in the romantic comedy is Tannishtha Chatterjee. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who was in Mumbai recently and was accompanied by Brett Lee and Adam Gilchrist , made the announcement. The film is set to go into production in October and is the first from the Australia India Film Fund, established in 2013 to invest in Australian films with Indian themes for a global audience.