Indian actress-model Disha Patani, 21, who will be seen alongside Chinese superstar Jackie Chan in "Kung Fu Yoga," may launch her Hollywood career anytime soon. Latest reports claimed that the 62-year-old actor's international agency, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), will now be handling Patani's work abroad.
An unnamed source told DNA India that Chan is extremely fond of Patani and was all praised for her amid the "Kung Fu Yoga" filming. The source added, "He has also recommended her to his international agency, which will be handling and managing her work abroad. It can also be Disha Patani's big ticket to the Hollywood."
According to the news outlet, Chan is connected with CAA, an American talent and sports agency based in Los Angeles, California. The said agency also represents Chan's film company, SR Media Corporation, and handles selling film projects with an emphasis on US-China co-productions.
Patani will make her Bollywood debut in Neeraj Pandey's upcoming biographical film, "M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story," opposite actor Sushant Singh Rajput. As she gets ready for her international debut, the model-turned-actress is all set to play the love interest of Chan's character in the upcoming "Kung Fu Yoga."
In the Indo-Chinese film, Patani is slated to play an archaeology professor, Ashmita, who teams up with Jack (Chan), a renowned professor of archaeology at the Terracotta Warriors Museum in Xi'an. Together, they set out on a journey to find India's long-lost Magadha treasure in Tibet.
"I feel extremely blessed and fortunate to work with a global icon like Jackie Chan at this juncture in my career," Patani said in a statement obtained by The Times of India. "He has been a huge support and I am very grateful for his mentorship."
Directed by Stanley Tong, "Kung Fu Yoga" also stars Amyra Dastur, Aarif Rahman, and Sonu Sood. Principal photography began in Beijing in September and will continue in India in December.
"Kung Fu Yoga" is scheduled for release in China on Jan. 28, 2017. Check out the trailer below: