Aishwarya Rai

Ash and Abhi got married last week and the whole of media splashed stories and pictures related to it. Upcoming filmmaker Shakeel Saifee however, took full advantage of the hullabaloo and announced his next film, Aishwarya Rai.

As the title suggests, the film deals with the life of the green eyed actress and well, Shakeel has also added parts of fiction to the story. To play the role Ash, Shakeel has signed a choreographer and an aspiring actress named Ashwini Kale.

Shakeel Saifee had earlier planned to approach Ash look-alike Sneha Ullal, but then Ullal seemed too expensive for his Rs 1.5 crore film budget. He then noticed Ashwini in a small budget film and he knew he found his lead actress.

The film will be a love triangle revolving around Ash, Abhishek and Salman. The plot is somewhat similar to Bhansali’s Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, but in Shakeel’s film, a dying Salman willingly hands over Ash to Abhishek.

There is also a character relating to Vivek Oberoi in the film. Saifee has also managed to get clearance for the film’s title from the Indian Motion Pictures Association.

When asked why he is making such a film, Shakeel says that he has lot of respect for Aishwarya and this film will be a gift to her. In fact, the first day of the shoot was Ash-Abhi’s Sangeet Day and the scene was also shot near Amitabh’s bungalow.