His next venture, Kambakth Ishq, that stars Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor in the lead, will also rope in an international star cast of big marquee names. Who says Hollywood door ast?
Nadiadwala has negotiated with onscreen muscleman Arnold Schwazzenegar and singing-acting sensation Beyonce Knowles who have agreed to play vital roles in Kambaqt Ishq.
Explained an inside source, "Akshay plays a Hollywood stuntman in the film. Hence Arnold's inclusion.
Our desi action hero will be seen with the international action icon. Beyonce too will be doing a sizzling act in the film. Everything is almost finalised." Arnold and Beyonce are not all. They are looking at the whole gamut from A to Z. Other Hollywood names are also being looked at and are expected to join the cast of Kambakth Ishq.
And the latest latest is that Sajid Nadiadwala has officially appointed the casting directors of Entourage, the big hit reality show in the US -- Susan Paley Abramson and Justine Hempe -- as the casting agents for the Hollywood stars who will appear in Kambqat Ishq. The film will be shot extensively in Los Angeles.
Prashant Shah, line producer of Kambakth Ishq, based in Los Angeles, confirmed that they have signed the casting agents of Entourage as the casting agents for Hollywood stars for Kambakth Ishq.
The Hindi film industry is increasingly getting globalised, what with stage shows and award functions abroad and also getting into new film territories and international film circuits like Cannes.
Bigtime producers like Sajid Nadiadwala are confidently surguing ahead and making a bid for Hollywood stars who they believe "are now within their reach". The industry feels that Sajid Nadiadwala is the perfect frontrunner in this reaching out, as "he is the only producer in the industry with a clout equal to Yash Raj."
Said Sajid Nadiadwala himself: "We have a certain vision for our production company NGE (Nadiadwala Grandsons Entertainment).
Since Kambakth Ishq is based in Hollywood, it would make perfect sense to appoint partners, who would streamline the requirements as per the script. And we and our line producer in Hollywood, have taken a call to appoint various agents for the various expertises they have to offer."
Sajid feels that as the Indian film industry is making its presence felt and going global, he would like his anner Nadiadwala Grandsons Entertainment to think on a bigger scale, as well.