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Now starring Mahabharata `The Mahabharata is the greatest story ever told and we plan to tell it in style. It'll be bigger than The Lord of the Rings' Harneet Singh THE Lord of the Rings, better watch out. Boby Bedi has ambitious plans to make his Mahabharata grander than the Hollywood spectacle. Bedi unveiled the details of his Rs 100 crore dream at IFFI 2005, Goa, where he's screening his latest production Shadows of Time, ``The Mahabharata is the greatest story ever told and we plan to tell it in style. It'll be bigger than The Lord of the Rings,'' he said. Bedi plans to make three feature films out of the epic. Each film, of two hours duration will deal with an important chunk of Mahabharata. He has organised a group of 17 researchers who are poring over the eras and modes of that time. Mani Ratnam has been signed as the director for all three films. Plans are also underway to make a 100-hour TV serial on Mahabharata. ``If I have my own way I'd like to commission the television serial in such a way that every Indian anywhere in the world can watch it on any channel network,'' he said. Bedi is upbeat about the TV serial. ``See, the drama in Mahabharata is in the same vein of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi,'' he says. Advertisement The first film in the series will roll in 2007. Though he's tight-lipped about the casting, he confirms that he's been talking to all the three Khans: Aamir, Salman and Shah Rukh. ``We're in touch but nothing has been decided. I can't tell you who's playing what.'' Bedi has a hectic year ahead. He plans to release Mangal Pandey: The Rising for the US market in the first quarter of 2006. The Aamir Khan starrer has been cut to size by two hours minus the songs. Ask him if he's satisfied with the final results of The Rising, he quips, ``Is any producer ever happy with the performance of any film?'' That says it then. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- When LOTR itself has ARR.. I guess this should definitely have... Regards Shah Navas ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/u8TY5A/tzNLAA/yQLSAA/iyUplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
