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Richard Gere in Shekhar Kapur's Buddha film
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March 28, 2005 17:17 IST

Shekhar KapurShekhar Kapur hopes to rope in Hollywood biggies Richard Gere [Images], Sharon Stone [Images] and Goldie Hawn for his Rs 500 crore film on Buddha. The yet-untitled film is scheduled for a 2006 release.

According to the president of the Mahabodhi Society of India, Dr Bhupendra Kumar Modi, the script is nearing completion at Dharamshala [Images], abode of the Dalai Lama [Images], as Kapur wanted to back his project with 'authentic and in-depth research.'

"The film, co-produced by MCorpGlobal, aims to be an honest and authentic portrayal of the life of the Buddha through his childhood as Siddhartha, as a monk and as Tathagat after he attained enlightenment," Modi said.

The movie, he added, would not ruffle any feathers in the Buddhist community; Kapur's earlier ventures like Bandit Queen and Elizabeth have courted controversy.

The film, which has been given a formal approval by the Dalai Lama, would uphold the Buddha's message of equality and peace.

The script for the over two-hour long film is being readied by Buddhist scholar Dr Deepak Chopra, American writer Melissa Mathison and Kapur himself.

While Modi's firm will chip in with $10 million, and the rest will come from other sources. Negotiations are on with Sony for global distribution rights.


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