Akshay Kumar to co-produce Indo-Canadian film

MUMBAI: Akshay Kumar has decided to venture into foreign language filmmaking by turning co-producer of an Indo-Canadian film titled Break Away.

The film will have Canadian-born Emily Van Camp, whose mini series Benhur is on air in Canada, as the female lead and will be directed by Robert Lieberman who recently completed The Tortured.

Akshay will not be acting in the film. Other details of the film are being worked out. 

Kumar was mulling with the idea of stepping into Hollywood as a producer with his banner Hari Om Productions for a while now. The banner intends to continue scouting for more suitable collaborations in the West.

Kumar recently played host to a dinner meet between Dr Manmohan Singh and Canadian premier Stephen Harper.