Aussie Beauty and Bollywood starlet Tania Zaetta has appealed for calm, patience, and cultural understanding, following the recent attacks on Indians in Melbourne.
Zaetta, left her career as a TV presenter in Australia to pursue her dreams into Bollyowood, and has starred in the films Bunty Aur Bubli and Salaam Namaste, and most recently in Mr White & Mr Black.
Zaetta told an Australian newspaper that it would be “both embarrassing and disappointing if these horrible attacks in Melbourne are purely racially motivated against Indian students”.
Having spent much of the last 3 years living in Mumbai, Zaetta has obviously found a soft spot for all things Indian, and has also done a lot to promote the Bollywood phenomenon in Australia. Now, she wants to use her influence to promote peace between the two nations.
Zaetta is of Italian descent, and a proud Australian. “This country was built on multi-culturalism” she says. “We should all be working together, and certainly tolerant of different lifestyles, ideas and beliefs.
Thanks Tanya, we’re with you!
Contributed by Jeremy Veitch