September 19

September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 103 days remaining until the end of the year.

Events

Anupam Sharma

Anupam Sharma is an Australian of Indian origin. He is a film director, actor, producer, and author. He is the director of the Australian feature film UnIndian, starring Australian cricketer Brett Lee, to be released in 2015. In 2014 the film was announced by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott India.

In 2013 Anupam was appointed head of the recently established Australian India Film Fund and has been nominated as an Australia Day Ambassador and named as one of the fifty most influential professionals in the Australian film industry (Encore Magazine).

He is best known for producing Bollywood films filmed in Australia, which include films such as Dil Chahta Hai, Heyy Babyy, and MTV Roadies Australia. He earned a bachelor's degree in Arts Communication from University of Western Sydney, and a master's degree in Film and Theatre, along with a thesis on Indian Cinema from University of New South Wales. Anupam was involved with a series of film and theater projects in Sydney until he met Feroz Khan in 1998. In 2000, he founded Films and Casting Temple, an award-winning production, casting and consulting company based in Fox Studios, Sydney, leading a team of film professionals working on more than 214 projects between India and Australia which include feature films, television serials, music videos, television commercials as well as film festivals. Anupam completed directing the series of television commercials Jhappi Time for Destination NSW. With a roll-out throughout 2014, the commercials comprise one of the largest investments the state has made in India.