<p>Director Abhishek Kapoor will bring Indian mythology's greatest epic 'The Mahabharata' on the big screen.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"'The Mahabharata' expresses the universal truth; it has defined my understanding of spirituality and of all humanity. I aim to translate this onto the big screen, engage minds and deliver a world class cinematic experience," Abhishek said in a statement here.<br /><br />Disney India, today announced their plans of gearing up to recreate the magic of this remarkable story in live action at a scale never seen before in Indian cinema, which will be directed by Kapoor and written by renowned author Ashok Banker.<br /><br />"Indian mythology has a great wealth of stories which have inspired legions of creative minds and 'The Mahabharata' unarguably is the most ambitious and encompassing.<br /><br />We believe this epic which has engaged generations of Indians will translate into a magnificent silver screen saga," Siddharth Roy Kapur, managing director of Disney India, said.<br /><br />The film will go into pre-production after the completion of Kapoor's next venture with the studio, 'Fitoor', which goes on the floors in July.</p>
<p>Director Abhishek Kapoor will bring Indian mythology's greatest epic 'The Mahabharata' on the big screen.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"'The Mahabharata' expresses the universal truth; it has defined my understanding of spirituality and of all humanity. I aim to translate this onto the big screen, engage minds and deliver a world class cinematic experience," Abhishek said in a statement here.<br /><br />Disney India, today announced their plans of gearing up to recreate the magic of this remarkable story in live action at a scale never seen before in Indian cinema, which will be directed by Kapoor and written by renowned author Ashok Banker.<br /><br />"Indian mythology has a great wealth of stories which have inspired legions of creative minds and 'The Mahabharata' unarguably is the most ambitious and encompassing.<br /><br />We believe this epic which has engaged generations of Indians will translate into a magnificent silver screen saga," Siddharth Roy Kapur, managing director of Disney India, said.<br /><br />The film will go into pre-production after the completion of Kapoor's next venture with the studio, 'Fitoor', which goes on the floors in July.</p>