One
of
the
much
anticipated
films
of
the
year,
Breakaway
has
already
been
shortlisted
as
the
curtain
raiser
of
the
prestigious
Toronto
International
Film
Festival,
one
of
the
most
influential
film
festivals
of
the
entire
year.
Breakaway
is
an
Indo-Canadian
film
directed
by
Robert
Liebermann.
Breakaway,
produced
by
First
Take
Entertainment
and
Hari
Om
Entertainment,
stars
a
host
of
popular
Indian,
American
and
Canadian
actors
such
as
Russell
Peters,
Anupam
Kher,
Camilla
Belle,
Gurpreet
Ghuggi,
Rob
Lowe,
International
singers
like
Ludacris
and
Drake
and
a
special
appearance
by
Bollywood
superstar
Akshay
Kumar.
Being
launched
at
the
Toronto
Film
Festival
is
indeed
a
major
advantage
for
the
movie
due
to
the
expected
crowds
of
250,000
enthusiastic
movie-goers
and
the
great
deal
of
publicity
that
the
film
will
achieve.
Its
main
contender
for
the
Curtain
Raiser
is
Sarah
Polley"s
Take
This
Waltz.
Breakaway
is
based
on
the
Canada"s
favorite
sport
ice
hockey
and
has
been
shortlisted
due
to
its
strong
Canadian
angle
and
Hollywood
star
power,
practically
assuring
them
a
screening
in
the
Thomson
Ray
Hall,
one
of
the
festival"s
main
halls,
which
includes
a
seating
of
2630
people.
Featuring
debutant
actor
Vinay
Virmani,
Breakaway
is
co-produced
by
Russell
Peters,
Clayton
Peters
and
Akshay
Kumar.
Festival
toppers
Piers
Handling
and
Cameron
Bailey,
who
will
ultimately
choose
an
opener,
have
not
revealed
anything
about
the
same.