Salman Khan's debut in International cinema with Indian and Canadian stars!

Megastar Salman Khan is co-producing Lions Of The Sea, a movie based on a true story along with Dr. Ajay Virmani’s First Take Entertainment Ltd. (FTE). As per the news, the movie is based on the journey of Indian immigrants to Canada aboard Japanese steamer Komagata Maru. Fascinatingly, it was a subject that well-known filmmaker Deepa Mehta had announced in 2006 with John Abraham in the lead role, but the movie was shelved because of the budget and actor’s dates.

Now, Salman is taking the charge of the once-left-in-the-docks movie. A source told to the tabloid, “While Salman’s film will be shot in English, it will also be bilingual. The makers are deciding whether to shoot it in Hindi or Punjabi. The English script has been locked and Irrfan Khan will play one of the main leads while Salman will only produce the film and not act in it. Indian and Canadian actors will be cast in it and the film starts shooting in summer 2017."

Adding to this, Salman cited, “Lions Of The Sea depicts heroism of all those on board the Komagata Maru and challenged the racial policies of the British Empire. It is imperative to tell this story as it mirrors the current global refugee crisis.”

The movie will be shot in India, UK, Hong Kong and Canada and is the first movie to be pronounced and be produced under the India-Canada co-production treaty.