Tannishtha Chatterjee is making waves. While she is busy travelling all over the globe with her film Road, Movie (which has almost become a regular in all international film festivals), closer home too, she has a lot to cheer about. She has just been signed for an international project which is made of four parts. The part in which she features as a central protagonist would be directed by none other than Lucy Liu of Charlie's Angels and Kill Bill fame.

When the news broke first, one took it with a pinch of salt because some time back, it was also said that Tannishtha was approached for a movie by some other acclaimed and internationally renowned film makers. Since that didn't quite turn out to be true, one waited for the news to be confirmed from the horse's mouth. However, Tannishtha's confirmation about the Lucy Liu project not just validates the news but also sends out the right signals that India is fast becoming a hub for immense talent when it comes to international projects being conceived.

"Yes, I am doing one of the four parts of this film which would be shot across four different continents. For the part that tells an Indian story, Lucy Liu would be calling the shots," confirms Tannishtha, who first made waves with Brick Lane that was released more than two years back.

Incidentally, this would be the first directorial outing for Lucy, who is expected to visit India soon for the film's shoot. Other celebrities who are said to be shooting the other segments in different parts of the world are Meryl Streep and Angelina Jolie. Common factor about each of these parts would be that all of them would deal with the issue of human trafficking.

"All these stories are based on true incidents and find their base in a book called 'Half The Sky'," details Tannishtha. "I play the character of a girl called Meena with whom something horrible happened in the past. How she triumphed over a period of time is what we get to see in the film."

In last few years, quite a few films have been made that deal with multiple stories. Are we looking at an episodic narrative with these four parts coming one after another or do all stories run simultaneously? Also, do these stories culminate with a common ending eventually?

"It is too early to be divulging these details at the moment," says Tannishtha. "The film is in the development stage and this is all I can reveal as of now. The film's shooting is about to begin soon and I am keeping my fingers crossed."

Courtesy: Bollywood Hungama

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