Uppal is a reality TV star too.
AB Wire
MUMBAI: Former Miss India UK Deana Uppal, who has starred in reality shows like ‘Big Brother’ and Rohit Shetty’s ‘Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi’, will feature in a Bollywood film, ‘Yeh Hai India’, directed jointly by Lom Harsh and G K Yogesh.
“Director Lom Harsh approached me for Yeh Hai India and I got fully intrigued by his gripping script. As soon as I heard the narration, I knew I had to be part of this project. I feel the film has serious potential and scope to achieve success. Even people from abroad will love the film,” Uppal told media, about her new venture, touted as a patriotic drama.
Uppal will play a character in the film which she wouldn’t have problems identifying with.
“I play a British girl who goes to India for the first time. She is skeptical about going to India and has several misconceptions about India. She thinks India is shabby and polluted. But her visit to India and her interactions with people and situations completely transform her opinion about India. Eventually, she falls in love with India,” Uppal said.
Uppal, who was born and brought up in the UK to Indian immigrants, is fond of calling herself more Indian than British. She is also encouraged by actors from around the world who now call Bollywood home.
“Indians are always very welcoming to foreigners. One of the reasons I love living in India is that Indians are warm-hearted, friendly and always welcome outsiders. In England, when I saw TV shows about India, they invariably exhibited the negative aspects of India consisting of slums and poverty. The positive side of India is never shown but through Yeh Hai India, we’re trying to showcase the good side of India. I’ve had amazing four years here since I moved from England to India and I feel privileged to be able to show India’s brilliant achievements in the film,” she said.
‘Yeh Hai India’ will be jointly directed by G.K Yogesh and Lom Harsh and jointly produced by Harsh and Sandeep Choudhary, under the banner of DLB Films Pvt. Ltd.