Bollywood is going more than half way to meet Hollywood’s advances. With a spate of Indian actors being approached for Hollywood films, it’s now the turn of our desi Khiladi Kumar to romance a Hollywood actress. Rumour has it that Akshay Kumar could be teamed up with sexy actress Salma Hayek in Carving Dreams Entertainment’s project with Los Angeles based Hollywood Studios International.
Although the two companies aren’t revealing much about the film, a source tells us, “Irrfan Khan too has been approached for the film and this one will be a Hollywood-Bollywood co-production.” The two companies have signed a $ 100 million (Rs 400 crore approx.) deal to produce five films over the next two to three years.
Announcing the deal, Mr. Bunty Bahl, Director, Carving Dreams Entertainment said,
"We are very pleased to be partnering with Hollywood Studios International for this exciting initiative. This association gives us the opportunity to not only create movies for global audiences but also provide a platform to showcase Indian talent internationally through these film projects. The deal will also offer us the opportunity to enhance our relationships with leading Hollywood talent agencies. We are looking forward to a wonderful partnership that will add a new dimension to our film industry."
Mr. Steven Saxton, CEO, Hollywood Studios International further added, "The Indian film industry is going through an explosive growth phase. This venture extends an amazing opportunity to produce great movies with a venerable partner and then to have those movies reach an extensive audience. With both our artistic sensibilities and commercial instinct combined with marketing and distribution expertise, the prospects of this collaboration are extremely exciting.”
With such huge budgets, Bollywood is certainly going international!
