PTI

Mumbai, Jun 16: Bollywood filmmaker Sajid Nadiadwala has signed Sylvester Stallone for his next flick Kambakkht Ishq in which the Hollywood icon will do a cameo as himself opposite Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor.

When contacted, Sajid said he had been persuing the "Rambo" and "Rocky" star for over two months and he has 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 (one of Hollywood's biggest and most well-known studios)", he added.

The film also stars popular Bollywood actors Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor. "Akshay plays a Hollywood stuntman in the film. The desi action hero will be seen with the international action icon," he said.

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

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

Sajid said, "We have a certain vision for our production house Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. Since Kambakkth Ishq is based in Hollywood.

It made perfect sense to appoint casting agents in Hollywood and cast mainstream Hollywood stars. Kambakkth Ishq is one of our most ambitious ventures to date and we didn't want to leave any stone unturned."

Prashant Shah, line producer of Kambakkht Ishq in LA and also a major Hollywood presence says, "We are also looking at other Hollywood names to join the cast of Kambakkht Ishq. We shall be making a formal announcement very soon on that front as well."