Bill Bennett film to star Toni Collette and Slumdog’s Dev Patel

Anupam Sharma


Bill Bennett

A new Australian film set in India has cast Aussie actress Toni Collette and Slumdog Millionaire actor Dev Patel.

Defiant is written and directed by Kiss or Kill’s Bill Bennett and produced by Bennett and Anupam Sharma.

The Australian-based Sharma told Encore that the production is aiming to have a global perspective and operate despite the lack of a co-production treaty between Australia and India.

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