Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to star in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s next, Fanney Khan

After her last box office dud, Jazbaa with Irrfan Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has now signed Rakeysh Omrakash Mehra’s next, Fanney Khan. Details about the film are awaited.

After her last box office dud, Jazbaa, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has now signed Rakeysh Omrakash Mehra’s next, Fanney Khan. Details about her character are not yet revealed.

Aishwarya Rai during the premiere of film Sachin: A Billion Dreams in Mumbai, on May 24. (IANS)

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan poses as she arrives on May 20, 2017 for the screening of the film '120 Beats Per Minute (120 Battements Par Minute)' at the 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. (AFP)

“Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an icon by herself and working with her will be a privilege. I have always admired her for the way she has made her mark in this industry and awaited an opportunity to work with her. Now that I got a role that I could only imagine her portraying it, I did not want to let this opportunity go. It’s like a dream come true and I look forward to starting work with her,” producer Prernaa Arora of Kriarj Entertainment, said.

After riding high with the success of Rustom, Kriarj Entertainment has a incredible line up of films coming up - Akshay Kumar-starrer Toilet: Ek Prem Katha and Padman, Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran, a film with Anushka Sharma’s Clean Slate films, an untitled film with Irrfan Khan and Deepika Padukone in linked with Vishal Bharadwaj and now Fanney Khan with Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra.

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