Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan looks forward to working with Madhur Bhandarkar

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan, who today unveiled the first look of filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar's upcoming film -- 'Heroine' -- at the Cannes Film Festival, says she is delighted to work with the award winning director.
     
Directed by Bhandarkar and produced by UTV Motion Pictures, 'Heroine' will star Aishwarya in the role of a superstar. The film will go on the floors in June.
     
"Heroine is a film that the team was very excited about, and yes, I have just agreed to come on board. Madhur has been speaking to me for many years to collaborate together on a film and I am glad we are finally working together," she said.
     
"He is the director of multiple award winning films in India and hence, as an actor I'm certainly looking forward to this experience," her statement said.
     
The film is based on the life of a Bollywood superstar heroine.
     
"The film is an extremely glamorous yet bold story of the internal journey of a star. Aishwarya was a perfect choice for the film - no one could have essayed the role better," Bhandarkar said in the statement.