Kabir Bedi-narrated documentary to be screened at Cannes

Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) "Mount of Excellence", a documentary narrated by actor Kabir Bedi, is set to be screened at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival.

Known for lending his voice for various films and documentaries, Kabir took to Twitter to share the news.

The “Sandokan” actor tweeted on Sunday: “Delighted! 'Mount of Excellence', documentary I narrated on HH Tai Situ Rinpoche, to be screened at Cannes 2016.”

Directed by Shivajee Chandrabhushan, the film features the Maitreya Buddha lineage. It connects the Maitreya Buddha emanation Guru Padmasambhava, and to the present day 12th Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa Rinpoche and the Palpung Sherabling Monastic seat hidden in the folds of the heady pine forests in Himachal Pradesh in India.

The film festival will take place from May 11 to May 22.