Salman Khan set to highlight male striptease in new biopic

The real-life story is based on a Bengali immigrant who founded America's popular nightspot

Salman Khan is set to bring male striptease into limelight with his next production.

The biopic on Somen Banerjee, a Bengali immigrant, entrepreneur and founder of Chippendales -- a male strip club -- who committed suicide in a downtown jail cell on October 23, 1994, will follow his rags-to-riches journey.

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The Sultan star confirmed the news saying, "A Bengali man, who moved from India to America in the late 60s, struggled and created one of America's most iconic brands. We are going to tell the story of Somen Banerjee, a man driven by fierce ambition, on celluloid," reports Times of India.

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Somen lead a double life as he was also known as Steve Benerjee. One for the love of his family and the other powered by ambition.

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"The story of Somen Banerjee has all the shades of a gangster film — raw greed, power and violence. We're currently working on the script and the plan is two-fold — to produce a feature film and to develop it as a mini-series as well," said Amar Butala of Khan's production house.

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