Aishwarya Rai to play Rani Lakshmibai

Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai is adding a must-have skill to her acting repertoire learning to use a sword astride a horse. The Miss World-turned-actress will need the skills to play a famous Indian warrior queen in a new movie. Aish is to play Rani (Queen) Lakshmibai, the legendary ruler of a north Indian princely state of Jhansi, who played a key role in the Indian war of Independence.