Screenwriter Mushtaq Shiekh Dishes on Shahrukh Khan's and Leonardo Di Caprio's 'Xtreme City'

We told you ages ago that Shahrukh Khan is set to join forces with Hollywood hottie Leonardo Di Caprio in Paul Schrader's movie Xtrme City and now the film's script writer, Mushtaq Shiekh, is spilling the beans!

"Xtrme City is a cross-cultural thriller designed for both Bollywood and Hollywood. And if we get it right...this will be an attempt at true global entertainment," he told the Times of India.  "It's a story of an Indian and an American from radically different worlds, who both served in the UN peacekeeping force in Somalia during the 90s."

"The American saves the Indian's life; in the aftermath they become indebted to each other then go their own separate ways: The American becomes a cop in New York, the Indian a bhai in Mumbai. Many years later the American has a burdensome family obligation, which compels him to return to India to seek help from the Indian comrade whose life he had saved--but becomes deeper and deeper drawn into an alien world; As such, it's both a "buddy" film and a "fish-out-of-water" film." 

The multi million budget movie has been in the making for a while and part of the reason that SRK went to Berlin was also to discuss details of the movie with Leo, who was there to present his latest flick with Martin Scorsese Shutter Island. The action thriller will reportedly tell the story of the underworld crime scene in Mumbai.

"Leonardo, Martin and I spent some time together. Martin was gracious enough to remember that he had met me in Cannes way back in 2002 when I was there for Devdas. He wants to watch Devdas and I've promised to send it to him. I'll do so right way," SRK told reporters at the time. 

"I hadn't thought about working in India. However, now I see Bollywood as the next great frontier. Xtrme City is a cross-cultural entertainment that merges the cinematic traditions of Bollywood and Hollywood. I am indeed excited to make a film which is accessible and meaningful to both Indian and American cultures," director Paul Schrader added. Do you think the flick sounds like a box-office hit or miss?

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