The stars of the new Bollywood/ Hollywood fusion movie Breakaway will be in Surrey this Saturday at The Bell Centre from 12 to 4pm.
Admission is free for everyone.
Russell Peters, Vinay Virmani and Gurpreet Ghuggi will be on hand to meet fans.
There will also be concert performances by groups like JoSH and Punjabi By Nature.
Breakaway is produced by Akshay Kumar and features the story of a Sikh-Canadian boy (Vinay Virmani) who wants to play hockey but cannot find a spot on his regional team. Unwilling to give up on his dream, he forms his own team (coached by Rob Lowe) and so begins his journey to prove himself a hockey player worthy of Canadian standards.
This Bend it like Beckham-like comedy also has a romantic element as Virmani falls in love with the coach’s younger sister played by Camilla Belle.
The film features cameos by Akshay Kumar and Drake.
Breakaway premiers at a Red Carpet Gala on Saturday evening at 6pm at Burrard Scotiabank Theatre. It opens nationwide on Sept 29th.
For more on the movie go to www.imdb.com and search for ‘Breakaway’.