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Bollywood Star Aishwarya Rai and Hollywood Star Brad Pitt are likely to star in Shekhar Kapur's
" Buddha."
Richard Gere is also slated to star in the proposed film. Kapur said his film would explore the idea
of "searching for the spirit,
for the self." He said he was not interested in a straight telling of the story
but wanted to offer an interpretation, which he admitted, could provoke a controversy.
In Budda a Prince will give up everything to attain enlightenment. The Dalai Lama has given
his blessings for the project. Kapur's project comes 13 years after Mira Nair faced agitation
from Buddhists who opposed "Buddha" being shown as an ordinary human being. Nair had denied
that she had no desire to offend the devout reports HinduTimes.
( http://thebosh.com/archives/2005/07/aishwarya_rai_b.php )