Aishwarya rai :Hollywood actor Ben Kingsley is going to play Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in his untitled film on Taj Mahal. Aishwarya Rai is playing Mumtaz opposite him. This film is going to be produced by Kingsley's newly established SBK Pictures. The shoot of this film which will beshot in Agra, may start in the middle of 2008.

Aishwarya Rai seems have agreed to work with him on this project. Mr.Kingsley said "Aishwarya and I discuss about this film while we were shooting for "The Last Legion" last year. I and Aishwarya are playing Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal respectively." He also said that his production company is working with a screenwriter on this project and he has clear idea on how to approach to this subject.

This is going to be the second time for Kingsley for playing and historical Indian character. Earlier he played Mahatma Gandhi in Richard Attenborough's film "Gandhi" and won an Academy Award in the best actor category.