Aishwarya Rai Bachchan To Begin Shooting For Mani Ratnam’s Next Film Ponniyin Selvan

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan recently took to social media to announce that she will be featuring in ace filmmaker Mani Ratnam’s next. The project is titled Ponniyin Selvan and will be made in two parts. With this, the actress will be marking her return to the cinemas after a hiatus of 3 years. She was last seen in Atul Manjrekar’s Fanney Khan alongside Anil Kapoor and Rajkumar Rao.

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Sharing the poster of her film on Instagram, Aishwarya wrote, “The Golden Era comes to Life. Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan, PS1” (sic)

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Soon after the post was shared on social media, fans took to the comment section to express their delight. A user wrote, “Waiting for you appearance in it.. Aishwarya Madam..😍”, while other user wrote, “Congratulations Queen
At the age of 47 years .. you are doing most expensive film of Indian cinema
Queen in true senses…”

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As per reports, in the film, Aishwarya will be seen playing the dual role of Nandhini and Mandakini Devi. She has previously worked with Mani Ratnam in films Guru and Raavan. Ponniyin Selvan also features actors Prakash Raj and Vikram in key roles.

The plotline of the film is reportedly inspired by Kalki Krishnamurthy’s 1955 novel Ponniyin Selvan. As per reports, Mani Ratnam announced that 75% of the film has already been shot however Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s shoot is pending.  She will begin shooting soon in Puducherry, reports claimed.

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Fans are really excited about Aishwarya’s comeback and cannot wait for the film to release. They are really looking forward to watching her slay the double roles in the film, and are eager to find out what she has in store for the audience. Even though she is making her comeback, there is no update about her return to the Hindi cinema as of now.

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