(Mumbai): National Award-winning director Kabir Khan’s film New York starring Katrina Kaif will be Yash Raj Films’ first release in 2009.
The film’s star cast includes John Abraham, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Irrfan Khan apart from Katrina Kaif. This will be Katrina’s first film with the Yash Raj banner.
The film, a contemporary story of three young friends whose lives are turned upside down by certain events that were beyond their control, is set against the larger than life backdrop of the Big Apple.
Director Kabir Khan’s previous venture Kabul Express was critically acclaimed worldwide and he hopes to repeat his success with New York.
The film’s first look is set to be revealed along with the Dec 12 release of Yash Raj’s Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.