Maharana Pratap to open with Big B's voice

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Posted: 12 years ago

Amitabh Bachchan returned from a whirlwind Cannes trip yesterday and within hours he was back at the studios, this time to lend his voice for a television serial, 'Bharat Ka Veer Pratap, Maharana Pratap.

A source told: "When Amitabh Bachchan heard the concept of the TV series, he was quite excited. He told the team that he will begin recording as soon as he returns from Cannes." The show will go on air shortly.

The actor landed at the airport around 1 am yesterday and tweeted : "Landed home ... just !! large respectful media at airport .. strange, does not happen so normally .. must have done something."

The source added: "He landed in India on wee hours of Thursday and by 4 in the evening, he was there at the dubbing studio in Andheri. It didn't take him long to finish the recording. The final version sounds perfect."

It was Satyajit Ray, who first used Bachchan's unmistakable baritone in the 1977 film Shatranj Ke Khilari. Over the years, the voice has become a brand of its own and has been used in movies like RA One and Lagaan. In 2005, he also lent his voice to the Oscar winning French documentary March of the Penguins, which in the English version was done by Morgan Freeman.

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Posted: 12 years ago

This keeps getting better and better..

AB and his voice..

bring it on..

thank you for sharing.😊

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Amitabh Bachchan lends his voice for the introductory narration of Maharana Pratap

Priyanka Nai
Amitabh Bachchan
Soon-to-be launched television show — Bharat Ka Veer Putra - Maharana Pratap, a historical drama that narrates the story of the revolutionary Rajput warrior, will have superstar Amitabh Bachchan introducing Maharana Pratap's history in the first episode.

It has been learnt that the makers wanted to have Bachchan's voice-over to grab the audience's attention.

When we contacted producer Roopali Singh of the show, she said, "What can be a better way to grab the viewer's attention than by roping in Amitabh Bachchan to do the voiceover? He was our first and only choice." Speaking about the initial narration, Roopali further added, "Bachchanji will talk about how India in the past was like a golden bird and therefore an opportunity for the Mughals, Turks and Afghans to invade it. We are hoping to get a good response." This show will bring forth the lesser known facts and achievements that Maharana Pratap made during his lifetime