February 11th, 2009
Mumbai: As soon as Sushmita Sen's directorial debut project on Rani Laxmibai was shelved, director Ketan Mehta decided to revive his own project on Rani Laxmibai.
Ketan Mehta has taken the decision to revive Rani Laxmibai after hearing that Sushi Sen's film based on the same subject has been shelved. Aishwarya Rai might play the title role in Ketan's film.
Sushmita Sen's loss is Ketan Mehta's gain. After Sushmita's directorial debut based on Rani Laxmibai was shelved, Ketan Mehta wasted no time in grabbing the opportunity to revive his magnum opus based on the same subject. Incidentally, Ketan had aborted his project after he got to know that Sushmita was making a film on similar lines.
But now, with Sushmita shelving her project, Ketan is more than happy to revive his project. A source said, "When Ketan learnt that Sushmita is no longer making Rani Laxmibai, he immediately got back into action to revive his erstwhile abandoned project. He is now working on the film and is also in talks with Aishwarya Rai to play the title role."
