Tags: Amitabh Bachchan , Aishwarya Rai Bachchan , Sir Ben Kingsley

Mumbai: Twenty years back this actor has delivered an Oscar winning performance in the Hindi cinema by playing an ultimate role of our 'Father of Nation' Mahatma Gandhi. Now he is getting back in the Indian Film Industry for the flick 'Taj' with Amitabh Bachchan's daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.


In his forthcoming segment Ben Kingsley is back to India with his planning to play Mughal emperor Shahjahan with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Mumtaz Mahal in the epic love story 'Taj'. Kingsley's actress wife Daniela Barbosa de Carneiro will play Shahjahan's first wife Kandahari Begum. This film is a tribute to India's culture and heritage.


In this flick, the 65-year-old actor will portray the role of Shahjahan in the period romance with 34-year-old Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who will play the role of his beloved wife. Kingsley last worked with Aishwarya in 'The Last Legion' in 2007.


Aishwarya said, "During the shooting of the 'The Last Legion' Kingsley had shared the idea with me. I have just received the draft of the script and now we are planning to take it forward."


"All of this is held together by love and the power of love, which rise above the prison cell and even death, I am looking for Indian producers and finances for the film." Kingsley said.


Kingsley has also revealed, "The film is a salute to the culture which draws its nourishment from its ancient heritage, its belief systems, its morality, mythology and ethics. Filming is a very modern way of telling stories."

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