This is perhaps the biggest casting coup in Bollywood!
Rambo and Rocky legend Sylvester Stallone has been signed up by Sajid Nadiadwala to act in his film Kambakht Ishq, starring our own action king Akshay Kumar and the sexy Kareena Kapoor!
And, for the first time in Indian cinema, a Bollywood film will be shot almost entirely inside Hollywood’s grand Universal Studios.
“Akshay plays a Hollywood stuntman and Sylvester Stallone plays himself. Sylvester, who is impressed with Sajid’s earlier films, signed the contract after going through the usual formalities ,” said an industry source.
Sajid got Susan Paley Abramson and Justine Hempe, the casting directors of Entourage (the hit US reality show) to get him Hollywood stars for Kambakth Ishq.
When media contacted, Sajid confirmed, “Yes, I have signed Sylvester Stallone. Since Kambakth Ishq is based in Hollywood, it made sense to cast mainstream American stars in it. This film is one of my most ambitious ventures and I didn’t want to leave any stone unturned.”
The filmmaker, who has given back-to-back mega hits, the latest being Heyy Babyy, starts pre-production work on the 90 crore film next week.
Prashant Shah (the line producer of the film in LA) said, “Deepa Mehta, Mira Nair and Gurinder Chadha, all Indians of international origin, have made a splash in Hollywood. But this is the first time a mainstream Indian producer is making such an international film. We are looking at other Hollywood names to join the cast.”
For debutant director Sabir Khan, this is a dream come true.
“It’s an exciting merger of Hollywood and Indian cinema. I couldn’t ask for more. Kambakht Ishq will truly be India’s first international film,” said Khan.
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