Sonu Sood to star opposite Jackie Chan in Hollywood film

Actor Sonu Sood will be sharing the screen space with action star Jackie Chan in Hollywood film “Kung Fu Yoga”, directed by Stanley Tong.

“Kung Fu Yoga”, an out-and-out action movie, will be shot in Dubai, Beijing and India.

Congratulating Sonu for his new venture, his “Happy New Year” director Farah Khan tweeted, “So happy for Jackie Chan who is starring with my friend @SonuSood in ” Kung fu yoga”!! Truly Karate meets parathe!!”

The “Dabangg” actor, who is a fitness freak, replied, “Hahaha Farah. Don’t be surprised if he gets addicted to paranthe… Then you have to make for us. Get ready.”

Sonu started his career in movies with Tamil film “Kallazhagar” followed by his debut in Bollywood as Bhagat Singh in “Shaheed-E-Azam”, which released in 2002 with two other movies on the freedom fighter “23rd March 1931: Shaheed” and “The Legend of Bhagat Singh”.

The “Gabbar is Back” star earned recognition as Abhishek Bachchan’s brother in Mani Ratnam’s “Yuva” in 2004 and in “Aashiq Banaya Aapne” in 2005.

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