Aishwarya Rai bachchan next in Shyam Benegal's project

Aishwarya Rai bachchan next in Shyam Benegal's project: Aishwarya Rai will reportedly play lead in Shyam Benegal's next, a female oriented film that will begin production in 2011.

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The film is described as a special project that takes Aishwarya into a different time zone. However, it is not a period film. Aishwarya told DNA, "I’ve been working so hard this year thatI haven’t had achance to look at scripts. But yes, the one that Shyam Benegal has given me is very very special. We’ve been meaning to work with one another for years."

Aishwarya's forthcoming films include:

Endhiran directed by Shankar with co-stars Rajnikant and Danny Denzongpa due in theaters on September 24.

Action Replayy directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah with co-stars Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal, Neha Dhupia, Randhir Kapoor and Ranvijay Singh due for release on November 5.

Guzaarish directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali with co-stars Hrithik Roshan, Aditya Bal, Monikangana Dutta and Nafisa Ali due in theaters on November 19.