In a development which has elated Berlin tourism officials, a film starring B-townu00a0actor Shah Rukh Khan is to be shot on location in the German capital this autumn, officials said Tuesday.

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"This could be the breakthrough needed for making the Berlin destination known to the Indian market," Berlin tourism director Burkard Kieker said. "It's exactly what we want."

Don 2 - a sequel to Don - is being supported by the Berlin-Brandenburg film promotion company Medienboard to the tune of 550,000 euros ($705,000).