Oscar - winner Ben Kingsley stars with Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan . ` ` Teen Patti '' is Kingsley 's first return to Indian filmmaking after ` ` Gandhi in 1982 . Watch CNN It is the first time an Oscar - winner has starred in Indian films . Most high - profile combination of western and Indian movie - making talent yet .
Oscar - winner Ben Kingsley stars with Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan . ` ` Teen Patti '' is Kingsley 's first return to Indian filmmaking after ` ` Gandhi in 1982 . It is the first time an Oscar - winner has starred in Indian films . Most high - profile combination of western and Indian movie - making talent yet .