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Julie Christie, Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson and Peter O'Toole are all being sought to star in the upcoming drama The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel says 24 Frames.

Based on Deborah Moggach's novel "These Foolish Things", the story follows a group of British senior citizens who travel to India to live out their remaining years and find a new lease on life.

Dev Patel ("Slumdog Millionaire") is in talks to co-star as an overworked London doctor who moves to Bangalore and sets up the converted guesthouse for the group

No-deal has been made for a director though John Madden ("Shakespeare in Love") is being eyed for the job.