MUMBAI: Akshay Kumar has signed up Hollywood comedian Russell Peters to star in his first international movie project.

The shooting of Break Away, a cross-cultural comedy drama set in India and Canada, started this week under the banner of Hari Om Entertainment. 

Kumar‘s dream project, being made in collaboration with the Canadian government and First Take Entertainment, Polytechnique RP and Whizbang Films, will have actors from Canada and the majority of the shooting will be done in that country.

It may be noted that Emily Van Camp was considered to play the leading lady, but has now been replaced by Camilla Belle.

Directed by Robert Liberman, the film has Canadian born Vinay Virmani in the lead.