A SOON-to-be released Bollywood film will see two legends from Bollywood and Hollywood sharing screen space.

Teen Patti, a fast-paced thriller about high-stakes gambling, will see Amitabh Bachchan and Academy award winner Sir Ben Kingsley together on the big screen for the first time, Bachchan said.

“Soon we will get into a photo shoot and reading rehearsals for the shoot, with Sir Ben Kingsley. He plays an important part in the film,” Bachchan wrote in his blog.

The legendary Indian actor, also referred to as the Big B, is in London to complete the last schedule of the film.
 
“The possibility of meeting up with two decorated personalities and in fact working with them together, seems awe inspiring,” the actor wrote.

Sir Kingsley, who shot to fame with his portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in Richard Attenborough’s Oscar-winning Gandhi, is the latest Hollywood star to join the cast of the ambitious film which already boasts of a cameo by James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan.

Reports have also suggested that actor Richard Gere will also throw in a guest appearance in the film.

“There are some important names being mentioned for the shoot, but unless it all happens it would be premature to talk of them,” Bachchan said.

The film also stars actors R Madhavan and Siddharth Kher as well as debutantes Dhruv Ganesh, Vaibhav Talwar and Shraddha Kapoor.