Richard Gere in Teen Patti along with Amitabh Bachchan

Sharing the screen with the one who is a legend, veteran, iconic and a big star is like to win the race for this time around. Hollywood's favourite lover boy of the late 80's and early 90's is all set to share screen space in his first Bollywood film this year alongside Amitabh Bachchan.

Teen Patti's last schedule goes under way in London from next week with Big B and Richard Gere.

What's surprising is that he has seen Shilpa Shetty and Amitabh Bachchan starrer Lal Baadshah after Shetty won the coveted crown of the Celebrity Big Brother.

Richard Gere will be the next big Hollywood star to watch out for in B-town.

Shilpa Shetty KISS was an act of Insane Courage, reveals Richard Gere

Actor Richard Gere has revealed that he is not ashamed of the obscenity charges he faced in India after publicly kissing Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, insisting that he sees the whole episode as an act of courage.

Gere, who recently faced obscenity charges for publicly kissing the celebrity Big Brother winner at an AIDS campaign function, said he wears his legal woes like a 'badge of courage'.

However, India's Supreme Court decided to drop all charges against Gere last month, telling the star he is more than welcome to visit the country again.

'It's a badge of somewhat insane courage. It is a very complex society,' Contactmusic quoted Gere as saying.

Gere admits that he went a step too far and branded his ardent actions 'insane', but brave.