Akon to break out some Hindi for Bollywood movie soundtrack

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Added March 11, 2010
Taken March 11, 2010
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American rapper Akon will break out some Hindi for a Bollywood movie.

Akon, 36, will record a song for the movie soundtrack of RA.One, a science fiction action flick that will feature Bollywood heart-throb, Shah Rukh Khan, and the actress Kareena Kapoor.

Akon follows Snoop Dogg in the rap into Bollywood. Snoop recorded music for the soundtrack of the 2008 Singh Is Kinng, a comic caper about a Punjabi villager who becomes "Kinng" of the Australian underworld, according to imdb.com.

AFP reports Khan said in Mumbai: "He [Akon] is a gracious person. He will record a song in Hindi and will also feature in the video. He has flown [in] with his family, friends and team of musicians."

Akon, who is donating his services gratis, said: "India is my next focus area. I want to try different things, want to explore - want to enjoy my work. We have the same kind of entertainment, the only difference is of tradition and language."

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