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Ben Kingsley to make Bollywood debut in ‘Teen Patti’

Movie Teen Patti with Amitabh Bachchan, Ben Kingsley, Irrfan Khan, Boman Irani, R. Madhavan, Sushmita Sen

British actor Sir Ben Kingsley—best-known for his Oscar-winning performance as the famous Indian independence leader in Gandhi (1982)—will appear in his first Bollywood film, Teen Patti, set to release on February 26.

Kingsley, 65, is part of a star-studded cast that includes Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan as well as such prominent Indian actors as Irrfan Khan, Boman Irani, R. Madhavan, and Sushmita Sen. Ajay Devgan makes a special appearance.

In the thriller, Kingsley plays a world-famous mathematician who meets Bachchan’s character, an obscure Indian math genius, at a casino in London, and the two scholars of probability become embroiled in Mumbai’s underground poker scene. View the trailer.

Kingsley is also set to play the emperor who built the Taj Mahal opposite Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who will play the emperor’s beloved wife, in Taj, a film about the legendary lovers. Shooting for the film is scheduled to start in July, primarily in the Indian city of Agra, where the Taj Mahal is located. Taj is expected to release in 2011.

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January 18, 2010