Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel has been signed up to star in Defiant, based on the true story of a double honour killing in India.
The film also features Australian actress Toni Collette.
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It tells the tale of two Muslim women who allegedly killed their daughters because they had eloped and married Hindu builders.
Patel will play a young man who is trying to escape with his girlfriend from vengeful parents, while Collette will portray a journalist who is covering the story, reports contactmusic.com.
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Bill Bennett is directing the project.
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Bill Bennett is directing the project.
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