Farhan Akhtar to make Hollywood debut as Pandit Ravi Shankar in Beatles biopic

• Farhan Akhtar is set to make his Hollywood debut, playing Pandit Ravi Shankar in a four-part biopic on The Beatles.
• The casting announcement was made for "The Beatles - A Four-Film Cinematic Event," directed by Sam Mendes.
• Akhtar will portray the legendary sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar.
• The film also stars Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison, and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr.
• Pandit Ravi Shankar, born Robindra Shankar in Varanasi, was a renowned sitar player who mesmerized audiences worldwide.