Actress Tannishtha Chatterjee, who won rave reviews for her performance as the repressed Bangladeshi housewife in “Brick Lane”, which was based on Monica Ali’s novel of the same name was even nominated for the British Independent Film Awards in the best actress category & was the 1st Indian to have been. “It’s very difficult to create a niche for yourself internationally. There is so much competition from around the world. However, it’s not impossible since India is being recognised now. We are respected abroad,” said Tannishtha.
Apart from “Brick Lane”, Tannishtha proved her acting prowess in several critically acclaimed international and Indian films like the German movie “Shadows of Time” and Indo-French film “Let the Wind Blow”. She also played powerful roles in “Strings”, “Kasturi” and “Bibar”.
Tannishtha is currently shooting for & is very excited about her role in NFDC’s ‘Jal’, directed by Girish Malick. “I’m very happy to work with Girish in a film like ‘Jal’. It’s a tale about the crisis posed by the drying up of the river Narmada. A concept about human beings versus birds and the absence of water. It’s a great part,” she said.
She is also working in films like “Bhopal: A prayer for Rain” with Martin Sheen & Mischa Barton, a silent film by Partho Sen Gupta “The Sunrise” based on human trafficking of children in India, and also Lucy Lui’s directorial debut “Meena”.
