Indian filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra's maiden Hollywood venture "Broken Horses" will release as a novel in India, Britain and the US, a spokesperson has said.

The news was confirmed by a spokesperson of Vinod Chopra Films in a statement.

The original story of the film is co-written by Chopra and Abhijat Joshi, and it gives the former a rare distinction to be an Indian who has written, produced and directed by a Hollywood film.

The trailer of "Broken Horses" was launched by legendary actors Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan.


Set in the shadows of US-Mexico border gang wars, "Broken Horses" is a thriller about bonds of brotherhood, laws of loyalty and futility of violence.

The principal cast of "Broken Horses" includes Vincent D'Onofrio, Anton Yelchin, Chris Marquette and Maria Valverde. Distributed and marketed by Fox Star Studios in India, "Broken Horses" will hit the theatres on April 10.