TEHRAN – Producer of “Salam Mumbai” has invited a number of the Bollywood stars of the Iranian-Indian production to attend the Tehran premiere set for December 1.

“The actors have been invited to the movie premiere and we hope everything will go smoothly on its way so we will have them here at the right time,” Javad Noruzbeigi told the Persian service of Honaronline on Monday.

He added that the screening programs have been changed several times and the invitation has consequently changed different times, “However, we have promised the Indian company and the agreement must be followed carefully,” he added.

Noruzbeigi added that Indian actor Dharmendra, mostly famous for his notable role in “Sholay” (1975), has also been invited to the premiere.

“Dharmendra is so interested in Iran. It seems that he has traveled to Iran many years ago before the [Islamic] Revolution and has also expressed his interest in visiting Iran again, and that is why we thought it would be good to invite him to the program,” he added.

Directed by Iranian filmmaker Qorban Mohammadpur, the melodrama tells the story of an Iranian boy and Indian girl, both of whom study medicine at a university.

Bollywood actress Dia Mirza, Iranian superstar Mohammadreza Golzar and pop star Benyamin Bahadori, as well as the Indian actor Gulshan Grover, who is known as the bad man of Bollywood cinema, are among the main stars of the film. 

“Salam Mumbai” will also have public screenings in several other countries including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, United States, Australia, Germany and Sweden. 

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