Anil Kapoor to star in Mission Impossible 4

MUMBAI: More than two decades after he did the disappearing act in Mr India , Anil Kapoor seems to have moved to Hollywood: he will act in the fourth instalment of Mission Impossible, a popular action thriller series of films starring Tom Cruise.

"At this point, I can only say that I have been contacted for Mission Impossible 4 and I have agreed for the role," Mr Kapoor told ET.

He will be starring alongside Tom Cruise, Paula Patton, French actress Lea Seydoux and Ving Rhames among others in the film being produced by Paramount Pictures . Some parts of the action thriller will be shot in Rajasthan starting this month end, said Sarabjit Singh, India head of Paramount Pictures. “Mission Impossible 4 will most likely be the last of the sequels," he said. 


Directed by Brad Bird, the film is slated for release in December 2011. The budget is estimated to be over $150 million. 

Mr Kapoor’s Hollywood affair started when he played a tough quiz game host in the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire. After that, he played an important part in prime time Hollywood television series 24, along side Kiefer Sutherland.
Mission Impossible first hit the screens in 1996 featuring Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt. The film was among the top box-office grosser that year, earning nearly $452.5 million worldwide.

Mission Impossible 2, released in 2000, earned $545.3 million worldwide, while Mission Impossible 3 grossed $395.3 million in 2006, as per industry estimates.

In India too, all the three parts were successful. Mission Impossible earned `4 crore, part two collected `10 crore and part three grossed `15 crore, according to Paramount’s data.  

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