Sony publishing Bollywood superhero title

The video game tie-in for upcoming Hindi sci-fi movie Ra.One will be published for PS2 and PS3 by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.

Ra.One is being developed by Mumbai-based studio Trine Games and depicts events leading up to the superhero film of the same name, according to Gamasutra. The film is written by lead actor and screenplay writer Shah Rukh Khan.

"We have always wanted to bring Bollywood IPs on PlayStation platform as the way of connecting to Indian audience," said PlayStation India’s Atindriya Bose.

"Ra.One has the right mix of action, environment and imagination that is required to make a good PlayStation game, and with Shah Rukh Khan’s immense passion and understanding of PlayStation games, we have chanced upon a very unique opportunity of a great game with Indian IP."

Ra.One is due in cinemas on October 28th, 2011. Expect the video game to be released around the same time.