Hollywood’s Million Dollar Arm to be shot in India
27 March 2013 6:53 AM IST
Hollywood film Million Dollar Arm, about two Indians who get to play baseball in the US thanks to agent J.B. Bernstein's unconventional recruitment strategy to lure talented cricket players, will be shot in three Indian cities.
The film stars Mad Men actor Jon Hamm and is in pre-production stage.‘We'll be shooting in Mumbai, Agra and Delhi. Very exciting,’ Palak Patel, the movie's executive producer, said in an email interview from Los Angeles.Patel, who is originally from Ahmedabad, said he would visit the country in April to film the Disney movie based on the real-life story.
The India connect of the movie goes beyond just the locations, of course. It focusses on two Indian youngsters - Rinku Singh and Dinesh Kumar - who created history in 2008 when they were signed up by prestigious baseball team Pittsburgh Pirates as professional players.
The two won the deal after winning the Million Dollar Arm contest held in India, in which more than 30,000 youths were said to have participated.
The film stars Mad Men actor Jon Hamm and is in pre-production stage.‘We'll be shooting in Mumbai, Agra and Delhi. Very exciting,’ Palak Patel, the movie's executive producer, said in an email interview from Los Angeles.Patel, who is originally from Ahmedabad, said he would visit the country in April to film the Disney movie based on the real-life story.
The India connect of the movie goes beyond just the locations, of course. It focusses on two Indian youngsters - Rinku Singh and Dinesh Kumar - who created history in 2008 when they were signed up by prestigious baseball team Pittsburgh Pirates as professional players.
The two won the deal after winning the Million Dollar Arm contest held in India, in which more than 30,000 youths were said to have participated.
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