Tannishtha Chatterjee is going global

Actress Tannishtha Chatterjee, who won rave reviews for her performance as the repressed Bangladeshi housewife in "Brick Lane", which was based on Monica Ali's novel of the same name is really happy these days.
She was even nominated for the British Independent Film Awards in the best actress category and was the first Indian to be nominated for the prestigious award. "It's very difficult to create a place for yourself internationally.There is so much competition when it comes to international platform. However, it's not impossible since India is being recognised now. We are respected abroad," says, Tannishtha.
Apart from "Brick Lane", Tannishtha proved her acting prowess in several critically acclaimed international and Indian films like the German movie "Shadows of Time" and Indo-French film "Let the Wind Blow". She also played powerful roles in "Strings", "Kasturi" and "Bibar".
Tannishtha is currently shooting for Jal. She is very excited about her role in NFDC’s ‘Jal’, directed by Girish Malick. "I am very happy to work with Girish in a film like ‘Jal’. It’s a tale about the crisis posed by the drying up of the river Narmada," she informs.
She is also working in films like "Bhopal: A prayer for Rain" with Martin Sheen and Mischa Barton, a silent film by Partho Sen Gupta. “The Sunrise” based on human trafficking of children in India, and also Lucy Lui’s directorial debut “Meena”.