Amitabh Bachchan to lend voice to ‘Beauty And The Beast’

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be recording the prologue of Disney’s grand theatrical production ‘Beauty And The Beast’. The production stars the talented Bugs Bhargava who plays Cogsworth, Brian Tellis as Lumiere, Meher Mistry as Belle, Edwin Joseph as Beast.

Sources said, “We approached Mr Bachchan almost a month ago. He has the best voice in the industry. Since Beauty Aand The Beast is Disney India’s first Broadway-style musical, we wanted it to be special for our audiences here. Given the scale and grandeur of the show, we wanted to associate with someone of that stature.”pparently, producer Siddharth Roy Kapur personally looked into the matter. The insider says, “When Siddharth met Mr Bachchan, he made him listen to the prologue from the original Broadway production of BATB, and he loved it.”

Confirming the news Amitabh Bachchan said, “I am very happy to be part of this pioneering effort to advance a new and unexplored format of entertainment in India.”

Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ will be premiering in Mumbai on October 23 and on December 18 in Delhi.