Stallone

Mumbai, June 14 (PTI): Bollywood filmmaker Sajid Nadiadwala has signed Sylvester Stallone for his forthcoming film Kambakkht Ishq in which the Hollywood icon will do a cameo as himself opposite Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor.

Nadiadwala said he had been pursuing the Rambo and Rocky star for over two months and he had finally given his consent to make a brief appearance in the film.

“Sylvester Stallone will be portraying himself in the movie. For the first time in the history of Indian cinema, the shooting will take place at the Universal Studio,” he added.

“Akshay plays a Hollywood stuntman in the film. The desi action hero will be seen with the international action icon,” Nadiadwala said.

The expected budget of the movie, tipped to be one of the costliest films ever made in Bollywood, was Rs 90 crore, said the filmmaker.

This is the first time that a Hollywood star of such a stature has agreed to act in an Indian film.

Sabir Khan, who makes his directorial debut with the film, said: “I have been working on the script for a long time, and it’s an exciting merging of Hollywood and Indian cinema.”