New Delhi, December 01: After her performance as queen Jodha in film ‘Jodha-Akbar’, actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is set to play Mumtaz Mahal in Ben Kingsley’s ‘Taj’, which depicts one of the greatest love stories of Indian history.
The period film on the legendary Shah Jahan-Mumtaz Mahal love story will see her opposite Kingsley with whom she had earlier acted with in the 2007 film, ‘The Last Legion’.
“During the shooting of the ‘The Last Legion’ (Kingsley) had shared the idea with me. I have just received the draft of the script and now we are planning to take it forward,” the 34-year-old actress, who was in the capital to launch Longines ‘PrimaLuna’ range of watches told reporters.
The screen play of the film has reportedly been written by David Ashton and it is likely to go on floors around September-October next year.
–PTI