Aishwarya Rai

In all probability, Bipasha Basu’s first international project will be a Mughal historical featuring Ben Kingsley and Aishwarya Rai.

She is in talks to play Shah Jehan (Ben Kingsley) and Mumtaz Mahal’s (Aishwarya Rai) devoted daughter Jahanara Begum in the film.

“Yes, there’s a very special character that Ben has asked me to play. We’ve already spoken about it, and now we need to work out the dates,” Bipsha reveals.

The idea of casting Bipasha in a film on the construction of the Taj Mahal germinated when Ben met Bipasha at the Seven Wonders event in Lisbon ( Portugal ).

Bipasha says, “We hit it off like a house on fire. Ben is so much fun. And when he offered me this role I was fascinated.”

On another note, Bipasha is amused by rumours of her differences with actress Soha Ali Khan.

“Now where did that come from? I don’t even know Soha well enough. What are we supposed to be fighting about?

And please, nobody snubs me. I’ve met her couple of times and she’s always been pleasant. I really don’t know where these stories come from, so I think it’s silly to react to them.”

On the work front, Bipasha has just completed Abbas-Mustaan’s Race with Saif Ali Khan and is looking forward to Goal with boyfriend John Abraham.

“Race has shaped up so well in spite of the delay. I’m looking forward to its release. It’s my first comedy,” she says.

“I’m getting greedier by the day. I now want to do something exotic, like the project with Ben.

really want Rituparno Ghosh to start Draupadi with me. I know I can play Draupadi convincingly,” she concludes.