Oscar-winner Ben Kingsley stars with Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan . `` Teen Patti '' is Kingsley 's first return to Indian filmmaking after `` Gandhi in 1982 . One of the company 's central projects is cultural-fusion projects , like this one . It is the first time an Oscar-winner has starred in Bollywood film . The movie was released on July 16, 2013 and received mixed reviews from critics.
Oscar-winner Ben Kingsley stars with Bollywood legend 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 Bollywood film . The movie was released on July 16, 2013 and received mixed reviews from critics.