Panaji: Film producer Bobby Bedi promoted Kaleidoscope Entertainment is planning a mega television series on the Mahabharat, which will be preceded by a four-month talent hunt to select actors for the 4,000-year-old epic's latest small screen depiction.
"The project will go on for three-and-half years and cost Rs 300-400 crore," Bedi says.
Bedi made a special presentation on his ambitious project during 'India- The Big Picture' conference organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry on the eve of the International Film Festival of India - 2006 in Panaji.
"The project will begin with the talent hunt to choose a galaxy of actors for the various mythological characters depicted in the 4,000-year-old epic," Bedi says.
What's interesting is that besides the nationwide talent hunt there will also be a beauty pageant to select the apsaras.
"The hunt has been planned because there is a shortage of talent in the Indian entertainment industry," says Bedi, who has films like Bandit Queen, Maqbool and Mangal Pandey to his credit.
Bedi also says that the project will include animation, gaming and picture books based on Mahabharat.
"For gaming, there will be characters like Arjun and Abhimanyu as well as war formations such as chakravhuha," says Bedi.
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