Forget the behind-the-scenes drama, the Zee Cine Awards in Dubai last weekend truly rocked. More than anything else, it made a genuine effort to cement the Indo-Pak relations further, which have been on an upswing in the recent times. Simply put, Bollywood and Lollywood were akin to the ambassadors of peace that night.

Hosting a majestic show not in India, not in Pakistan, but in a third country (Dubai, U.A.E.) and assembling the biggies of Bollywood (Big B, Dharmendra, SRK, the Roshans, Preity Zinta, Urmila, Sushmita Sen, Saif Ali Khan, Randhir and Kareena Kapoor, Shahid Kapur, Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi) and Lollywood (Reema, Resham, Jawed Sheikh, Umar Sharif) was an effort in the right direction and the management of Zee deserves bouquets for it.

Yet another project with Indian and Pakistani talents has been planned. After DUS, which stars Pakistani actor Jawed Sheikh with a host of Indian names, a London-based producer has now teamed Sunil Shetty and Pakistani actor Omer Sharif for a new film. Yusuf Khan, who had earlier directed the Sunny-Suniel-Ajay Jadeja starrer KHEL, will direct the project.

“The film [not titled yet] is about three couples from Mumbai who fly to London and the confusion that ensues,” Yusuf divulges. So far, only Suniel and Umer Sharif have been confirmed, while one more hero and three leading ladies are under finalization. India FM reported.