Hyderabad, April 17, 2017: Setting a rare record in the Indian Film Industry, Dr. B R Shetty, UAE based billionaire businessman and philanthropist is investing Rs.1000cr (USD 150 Million) to produce India’s biggest ever motion picture ‘Mahabharata’. This magnum opus is being directed by noted ad man and advertising film maker VA Shrikumar Menon. Mahabharata will be produced in two parts and is scheduled to go on floor by September 2018 and will be released in early 2020. The second part of the film will be released within 90 days of the first part.