Mahindra and Mahindra, which is in the process of setting up, an entertainment house, is planning to shell out Rs. 75 crores for their debut project on life of Lord Buddha. And Pan Nalin is the one who is directing this film. Pan Nalin is not too old in the industry. He has just done 2 movies from his side.
The shooting is expected to begin around August and the movie is supposed to be officially launched at Cannes 2008. It is heard that Aishwarya Rai has been approached for the role of Siddharth's wife Yashodhara and Amitabh Bachchan for the role of his father, King Shuddhodan.
Apart from his 2001 film Samsara, Nalin has also directed Valley of Flowers (2006) starring Milind Soman and Naseeruddin Shah of Dus Kahaniyaan.
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