The Grand Tribute adds cast as Hong Kong shoot starts
Director Sri Kishore has completed the ensemble for The Grand Tribute, adding Sham Kaki, QBobo, Virginia Lau, Ahstisham Ahmad and Jayan Yvette C. Marquez to the Cantonese opera drama, Variety reported on 11 October 2026.
They join leads Law Kar-ying and Paw Hee-ching. The Hong Kong shoot is already underway.
The story centres on a Cantonese opera performer in his 70s who stages one last show. It is a farewell gift of love for his terminally ill wife. The film is set in Hong Kong.
The casting fits the material closely. Law is an accomplished Cantonese opera performer in real life, a traditional form that blends singing, acting and acrobatics. He stars opposite Paw, one of Hong Kong’s most respected screen actors.
The wider ensemble mixes familiar faces and new collaborators. Sham Kaki and QBobo previously worked with Sri Kishore on My Indian Boyfriend. QBobo is credited as the first local Indian actor to build a lasting career in the Hong Kong industry. Lau was born in Hong Kong.
Behind the camera, Sri Kishore has kept much of his last team together. Cinematographer Kunj Gutka and music director Shravan Bharadwaj both return from My Indian Boyfriend. Bharadwaj is writing Indian-style music numbers for the score. Editor Vamsi Raavi has joined the production, with Eric Low leading the local production unit.
The film is produced by Sri Kishore Film Productions Limited. Sri Kishore and Dai Ming Tsui are credited as producers, with Nasrul Ekram as line producer, the manager who oversees the day-to-day shoot. It is being shot entirely on location in Hong Kong.
The casting news was unveiled on the sidelines of the Asian Contents & Film Market, the industry marketplace attached to the Busan International Film Festival where projects seek buyers and partners.
What makes this stand out is the crossover. A Cantonese opera farewell story, told with Indian-Hong Kong talent in front of and behind the camera, points to a production drawing from two performance traditions at once.
