Big B to share screen space with Gere

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan is going to share screen space with Hollywood actor Richard Gere in his upcoming film ‘Teen Patti’. According to a unit member, "The makers wanted an international name for the cameo. Though other names were also in consideration, they decided on the Pretty Woman actor who is well known to the Indian audience not only as a Hollywood star but also as an AIDS activist who frequently travels to India."

Earlier Pierce Brosnan was assigned to do the cameo but when he opted out, Gere was roped in. Years back Gere hit the headlines for casting packs of kisses on Shilpa’s cheeks during the AIDS awareness campaign. Gere has been a regular visitor to India and he has good connection with Parmeshwar Godrej in relation to AIDS awareness causes.

In ‘Teen Patti’ Mr Bachchan is playing the role of a professor who tutors five of his brightest students to fulfill the mission of high-stake gambling. The star cast includes Madhavan and newcomers, Siddharth Kher, Dhruv Ganesh, Vaibhav Talwar and Shraddha Kapoor (daughter of Shakti Kapoor).

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Superstar Amitabh Bachchan

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan is in for some trouble as the Income Tax department has moved the Supreme Court challenging a seven-month-old order of the Bombay high court, which had given relief to Big B in a case related to his super hit TV show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’.

The Income Tax department is not in consensus with the HC order that had agreed to Bachchan claiming a benefit under Section 80RR of the Income Tax Act which provides 30% tax relief on income of artistes from outside India.

According to the department, Big B was an anchor of ‘KBC ’ and not an artist. Moreover, the income to be categorised under Section 80RR must have either come from abroad or the artist must have performed outside India but in this case the show was shot in Mumbai itself hence, no tax relief should be granted.The dispute over taxation is on a total earning of Rs 13 crore which Bachchan earned from ‘KBC’.

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