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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Sydney, October 8 - <\/strong>Former Australia fast bowler Brett Lee&#39;s first movie as an actor, a Bollywood-themed romantic comedy unINDIAN, has held its first premiere in his country.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The romantic comedy was produced here by the Australia India Film Fund and casts Lee as a teacher who introduces migrant students to the basics of language and Australian culture.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The film was launched here on Wednesday in Lee&rsquo;s home city and the cricketer-turned-actor reflected on his career change. The film will be released around Australia next Thursday, October 15.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The part I thought would be easy and the part I thought would be hard were completely reversed,&quot; the 38-year-old was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I thought the hardest part before I started filming was to do the dialogue. There&#39;s about 119 scenes, which is pages and pages of dialogue.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;To try and memorise that, I thought I had absolutely no chance of doing that. I thought the acting part would be easier. But when I looked back after completing the movie, the dialogue came easier.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;When you&#39;ve read it so many times and you&#39;re in the moment, you know the scenes back to front,&quot; he added.<br \/>\r\nLee&rsquo;s love interest in the $4.5 million movie is Indian actress Tannishtha Chatterjee.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The former fast bowler, well known for his love of Indian culture, said that it all began more than 20 years ago on his first tour to India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&ldquo;Well it goes back to 1994 when I first went to India. I was 17, got sick, hated bowling on the wickets, but I got home after two months and thought, I really loved that trip. There was something about India that struck this beautiful chord within me,&quot; he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&ldquo;Over the years the love grew for India, from the culture to the people. Fast forward a few years, and I got a couple of Bollywood offers, but I wasn&#39;t ready. I was still playing cricket.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Then this Australian movie came across the desk. I had a look at it and loved the script, loved what it stood for, and I thought, this would be a good chance to do my first movie. So why not?,&quot; he concluded.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>(IANS)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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