Russell Peters in Akshay’s Breakaway
What Switzerland is to Yash Raj, Canada is to Akshay Kumar. The actor is extremely popular in that part of the world. He recently decided to co-produce the Indo-Canadian film Breakaway — which will give him a chance to seal his bond with Canada and make a film on sports — something that he is passionate about.
The movie is a cross-cultural drama based on hockey and set in the Indo-Canadian community of suburban Toronto, Canada. The film follows a hero caught between a family’s traditional expectations and a dream to make it to the national sport of his adopted country.
But, the real coup is that Akshay has managed to rope in the well-known stand-up comedian Russell Peters to act in the film. Says Russell, “I grew up in Brampton, where Breakaway is set and I know the characters in this movie first-hand. This is a story about an Indian kid with a dream to do his own thing, something I know a thing or two about.”
Russell and his brother Clayton Peters will also be the executive producers of the film. Akshay adds, “I’m confident that the film will strike a chord with Hollywood audiences. It expresses the crossing of two great cultures.”
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