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I first stumbled upon this little tidbit on Anju’s site and it really piqued my curiosity! Looks like the great Indian epic Mahabharata will be seen on the Indian celluloid in the near future and will see SRK and Aamir Khan on the silver screen for the very first time! Bobby Bedi is the man behind this trilogy which would have a budget of 300 Crores!

"The trilogy will capture the battles, intrigues, spiritual complexity and cultural         aesthetics of , 4,000 years ago. This will be my big project for the next three years," says Bedi. While Rani will play Draupadi, Shah Rukh and Aamir will play Karan and Arjun, but I can't reveal who's who. I hope to make a historic movie series in the manner of The Lord Of The Rings.

He further reveals in an interview to Times Of India:
“My Mahabharata will have the same imagination, special effects and creativity of Peter Jackson's trilogy.In fact, we've asked The Lord Of The Rings' team to work with us on this project. Mani Ratnam will direct the trilogy, which will roll soon," says Bedi,the chairman of CII's entertainment committee”

This interview was a while ago and there have been no further developments on this extravagant project. Here’s keeping my fingers crossed!