Here's
some
good
news
for
all
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan
fans!
If
things
go
as
planned,
the
actress,
who
was
last
seen
in
Fanney
Khan,
will
essay
the
role
of
19th
century
courtesan
and
actress
Binodini
Dasi
in
a
biopic,
which
will
be
helmed
by
Pradeep
Sarkar.
The
filmmaker
told
Bombay
Times,
"Aishwarya
was
always
on
my
mind
for
the
biopic.
I
did
reach
out
to
her
a
few
months
ago.
In
the
first
narration
itself,
she
liked
the
story
and
has
said
'yes'
to
the
project."
He
said
Aishwarya
has
not
signed
the
project
yet.
"I
seriously
think
that
she
will."
Pradeep
was
quoted
as
saying,
"It
is
quite
a
tough
story
to
crack,
as
there
is
hardly
any
material
to
read
up
on
her.
I
have
a
person
who
is
helping
me
with
the
research
from
Kolkata."
He
further
added,
"It's
about
a
woman
who
wanted
to
become
a
producer.
Today
we
have
actresses
who
have
launched
their
production
houses,
but
here
we
are
talking
about
a
different
era
altogether.
This
lady
was
the
first
person
in
Bengal,
who
had
the
idea
of
having
her
own
theatre.
Now,
what
all
she
had
to
do
to
achieve
her
goal
makes
an
interesting
story.
She
has
faced
a
lot
of
ups
and
downs.
The
people
who
were
close
to
her
took
her
for
a
ride.
Usne
bohot
saare
dhokhe
khaaye
hai
(She
was
cheated
a
lot
in
life).
It's
a
wonderful
tale
I
hope
things
fall
into
place."
For
those
who
don't
aware,
Binodini
Dasi,
or
Noti
Binodini,
was
a
courtesan
who
began
her
career
as
an
actor
at
12
years
old
until
she
turned
23.
She
also
penned
her
own
biography
named
Amar
Katha
which
was
published
in
1913.
Apart
from
this
movie,
the
former
beauty
queen
will
also
be
seen
in
Mani
Ratnam's
Ponniyan
Selvan
which
is
an
adaptation
of
a
popular
Tamil
novel
by
the
same
name.
Also,
there's
a
strong
buzz
that
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan
might
play
the
role
of
a
queen
in
a
multistarrer
south
film.
The
actress
confirmed
the
news
and
said,
"I
will
confirm
that
I
am
doing
the
film.
I
am
on
this
journey
with
him,
and
it
will
be
an
honour
to
be
a
part
of
anything
Mani
chooses
to
do
ever."