Kolkata: Burak Akcapar, ambassador of Turkey, to India is hopeful that superstar Aamir Khan will choose Turkey to shoot his upcoming film Dangal.
"I met him (Aamir) and his wife (Kiran Rao) in Mumbai. We had a chat about the opportunity in Turkey on wrestling which is our national sport and something which we do very well. We've centuries-old of tradition of wrestling," Mr Akcapar said here on the sidelines of the release of his book.
"His (Aamir Khan) next movie is on wrestling and Turkey will be an ideal spot and he agreed. I think he is looking into the options. I'm hopeful that he will choose (to shoot) the movie in Turkey," the ambassador, who is also an Aamir Khan-fan, stated.
There is a lot of speculation about Bollywood's Mr Perfectionist's next project, Dangal, which is based on the life of former wrestler Mahavir Phogat and his daughters - Geeta and Babita.
"I met him (Aamir) and his wife (Kiran Rao) in Mumbai. We had a chat about the opportunity in Turkey on wrestling which is our national sport and something which we do very well. We've centuries-old of tradition of wrestling," Mr Akcapar said here on the sidelines of the release of his book.
"His (Aamir Khan) next movie is on wrestling and Turkey will be an ideal spot and he agreed. I think he is looking into the options. I'm hopeful that he will choose (to shoot) the movie in Turkey," the ambassador, who is also an Aamir Khan-fan, stated.
There is a lot of speculation about Bollywood's Mr Perfectionist's next project, Dangal, which is based on the life of former wrestler Mahavir Phogat and his daughters - Geeta and Babita.
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