Juhi Chawla may star with Jackie Chan 16th Dec 2005
21.30 IST
By Agencies
Martial arts hero Jackie Chan may soon get some reel football action, in tandem with Bollywood biggies Jackie Shroff , Juhi Chawla and Jimmy Shergill for a Malaysian-Indian co-production called '90 Mins'.
The film, which attempts to cash in on the success of Gurinder Chadha's football flick 'Bend it like Beckham,' is slated for release in July 2006 to coincide with next year's football World Cup in Germany, a media report says.
Malaysian production house Rishi Creations is jointly producing the film along with India's P K productions, it said.
While producers are awaiting a response from Jackie Shroff, negotiations are on with Chan, Chawla and US actor Danny DeVito, Rishi Creations adviser Ruhani Abdul Rahman was quoted as saying by the 'New Straits Times'.
The action comedy, which revolves around two school football teams striving to win "whopping prize money" for their schools, will be directed by Indian filmmaker Iqbal Rizvi with the assistance of Malaysian director Syed Azidi, the report said.
"We're still waiting for Jackie's response. So far, he's confirmed he isn't committed to any engagements during the shooting period," Rahman told the daily.
The film's production is slated to begin in early February, she said adding that '90 Mins' will be shot at locations in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Genting Highlands.
Malaysian actors are also expected to star in the film.
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Juhi Chawla may star with Jackie Chan
