{"id":549,"date":"2015-06-13T01:31:56","date_gmt":"2015-06-13T01:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southasiantimes.com.au\/?p=549"},"modified":"2015-06-14T01:48:12","modified_gmt":"2015-06-14T01:48:12","slug":"salt-bridge-major-bollywood-movie-on-indian-immigrants-to-australia-begins-filming-in-canberra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.southasiantimes.com.au\/?p=549","title":{"rendered":"Salt Bridge, major Bollywood movie on Indian immigrants to Australia, begins filming in Canberra"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Indian<\/a>Canberra is the backdrop for a major Bollywood movie, featuring some of India’s biggest stars.<\/p>\n

Indian director Abhijit Deonath decided to film Salt Bridge in his new home town of Canberra due to its landscape and culture.<\/p>\n

“For me it’s just perfect, it gives me everything,” he said.<\/p>\n

“It gives me the interiors, it gives me the cityscape (and) it also gives me the nature not too far from the city.”<\/p>\n

Rajeev Khandelwal, one of Bollywood’s most recognisable leading men, signed on to star in Salt Bridge, which has been described as a social drama.<\/p>\n

“I’m playing a guy who migrates to Australia with his family and how he meets this Aussie woman,” he said.<\/p>\n

Usha Jadhav, another major Bollywood star, also signed on for the film.<\/p>\n

“I was very much attracted to the concept of the film, like it’s an Indo-Australian venture,” she said.<\/p>\n

Rajeev Khandelwal said he has grown fond of the national capital.<\/p>\n

“You have all the amenities and facilities, but you don’t find too many people here, and in Mumbai you only find people,” he said.<\/p>\n

“It’s a sea of people so it is a complete contrast but a beautiful contrast,” he said.<\/p>\n

Local dancers hired to fill Bollywood scenes<\/h2>\n
\"Canberra<\/a> Photo:<\/strong> Canberra dancer Caitlin Winter was delighted to appear as an extra in the Bollywood film, Salt Bridge. (ABC News: Clarissa Thorpe)<\/span> <\/a><\/div>\n

A Canberra-based Bollywood dance school was approached to help supply extras for a dance scene centring on Holi, also known as the festival of colours.<\/p>\n

Canberra dancer Catlin Winter was delighted to be part of the action.<\/p>\n

“I’ve been doing Bollywood dancing for about a year,” she said.<\/p>\n

“So this is cool, to be involved in a real Bollywood movie. It’s awesome.”<\/p>\n

A drone with a camera attached was used to film some of the most complex dance scenes from the air.<\/p>\n

Salt Bridge will be released in the Hindi language to the huge Indian film market.<\/p>\n

The movie includes plenty of dramatic scenes to examine the culture shocks endured by India’s expat community.<\/p>\n

Source: ABC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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