Akshay to share screen with Sylvester

This is perhaps the biggest casting coup in Bollywood. Rambo and Rocky legend Sylvester Stallone has been signed by Sajid Nadiadwala to act in his film Kambakkht 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 Stallone plays himself,” said a source. Sajid got Susan Paley Abranson and Justine Hempe, the casting directors of Entourage, the hit US reality show, to get him Hollywood stars for Kambakkth Ishq.
“Sly, who is impressed with Sajid’s earlier films, signed the contract after going through the usual formalities,” revealed the source.

When contacted, Sajid confirmed, “Yes, I have signed Sylvester Stallone. Since Kambakkth 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, Meera 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. Kambakkht Ishq will truly be India’s first international film,” said Khan.

Sajid’s production house rolls next with an animated version of the Salman Khan hit Judwaa. Followed by a film with Siddharth Anand that reportedly will star Saif Ali Khan and Ranbir Kapoor. And a film starring Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Riteish Desmukh and three more top actors titled Housefull.