Dia Mirza to feature in first Indo- Iranian film

She was last seen back in 2011 in the film Love Breakups Zindagi that was produced under the banner of Sahara Motion Pictures and Born Free Entertainment. Well now we hear that the former beauty queen turned actress will be seen playing the lead role in the first ever Indi- Iranian film opposite Iranian superstar Mohammad Reza Golzar.

The film titled Salaam Mumbai explores the tumultuous love story of the two main protagonists and will feature a confluence of the two countries as well as Indian and Iranian cultures. As for the story,Salaam Mumbai is about two medical students from different parts of the world finding love while capturing the rich cinematic legacies of both countries. Tweeting about the same, Dia had posted an image with Reza saying, “Meet the amazing superstar #RezaGolzar 🙂 Working together in an #IndoIranianFilm #SalaamMumbai #BehindThescenes”.

Directed by Iranian director Ghorban Mohammadpour Salaam Mumbai is produced by Javad Norouzbeigi, who has earlier partnered with Majid Majidi on The Sea of Sparrows.