Amitabh Bachchan shares screen space with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire in The Great Gatsby.
New Delhi:
Stargazers now have a double Bachchan whammy to look forward to when the Cannes Film Festival begins this year in May. Aishwarya Rai, who has never missed a Cannes appearance since 2000, will be in the company of father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan who will be on the French Riviera as part of the team of The Great Gatsby which will open the festival.
Amitabh Bachchan posted on Facebook: FB 145 - Baz Luhrmann informs me that The Great Gatsby has been officially selected for the opening film for Cannes film festival on May 15th .. all very excited ! And the premier of the film in New York on May 1st as told to me ... but yet to be confirmed ..So travel coming up for these occasions ..
Mr Bachchan will be joined by director Baz Luhrmann, co-star Leonardo Di Caprio and rapper Jay-Z as the curtain goes up on this edition of the Cannes festival. The film will also release in theatres across France on the same day.
Mr Bachchan, 70, makes his Hollywood debut in Moulin Rouge director Luhrmann's film adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's Jazz-era novel, set against the backdrop of high society in 1920s America and featuring the rich and mysterious Jay Gatsby as the central figure. Mr Bachchan plays the role of Meyer Wolfsheim, the shady business partner of Jay Gatsby, played by Hollywood heavyweight Leonardo Di Caprio. The film also stars Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan.
Amitabh Bachchan posted on Facebook: FB 145 - Baz Luhrmann informs me that The Great Gatsby has been officially selected for the opening film for Cannes film festival on May 15th .. all very excited ! And the premier of the film in New York on May 1st as told to me ... but yet to be confirmed ..So travel coming up for these occasions ..
Mr Bachchan will be joined by director Baz Luhrmann, co-star Leonardo Di Caprio and rapper Jay-Z as the curtain goes up on this edition of the Cannes festival. The film will also release in theatres across France on the same day.
Mr Bachchan, 70, makes his Hollywood debut in Moulin Rouge director Luhrmann's film adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's Jazz-era novel, set against the backdrop of high society in 1920s America and featuring the rich and mysterious Jay Gatsby as the central figure. Mr Bachchan plays the role of Meyer Wolfsheim, the shady business partner of Jay Gatsby, played by Hollywood heavyweight Leonardo Di Caprio. The film also stars Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan.
