Gorgeous actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan made the heads turn at Cannes Film Festival left a long lasting impression. After Fanney Khan, the actress' fans have been waiting to know what is Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's next project. Recently, there were reports that she will be working with director Mani Ratnam again for a multi-lingual film based on the Tamil novel called Ponniyin Selvan. The film will be a period drama.

Aishwarya herself confirmed the speculative report in a recent interview. Aishwarya said this in an interaction with Anupama Chopra, after walking the red carpet at the Cannes 2019.

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She said, "What I will commit to is because even though Mani (Ratnam) hasn't formally announced it himself but the word is out. So yes, I will commit to the fact that yes, I am working with him. I won't say I agreed...I will always be more than thrilled, excited, overwhelmed, humbled and just happy to work with my guru, Mani. So ya, that is happening.”

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As per an earlier report, The actress’s character will be of a negative one and she will showcase a mysterious, power-hungry woman who manipulates her husband so that she can plan the downfall of the Chola empire.