Rs 1,000 cr for ‘The Mahabharata’: Meet the man behind India’s most expensive film ever...
While India gears up for the release of ‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion,’ touted as among the most expensive films in the domestic Film Industry, a UAE-based Indian businessman has gone one step ahead to produce a film at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore.
The magnum opus will be based on the epic ‘Mahabharata’ and will be Directed by noted ad man and advertising film maker V A Shrikumar Menon. It will be produced in two parts and is scheduled to go on the floors by September 2018 for a release in early 2020.
The second part will be released within 90 days of the first.
Titled "The Mahabharata,” the film is being produced by UAE-based Indian businessman B R Shetty.
Man behind India’s most expensive film: BR Shetty
Founder and Non-Executive Chairman of Abu Dhabi-based NMC Healthcare and Chairman of UAE Exchange, Dr. BR Shetty has interests spanning across sectors including pharmaceuticals, global financial services, retail, advertising and information technology.
Born in Kaup, Udupi in Karnataka in 1942, Shetty has a clinical degree in pharmacy. He arrived in the UAE in 1973 and established New Medical Centre (NMC) in 1975 which is now the UAE’s largest private healthcare provider.
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