From December 18th, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be rejoining the shoot of Rajnikanth starrer, Endhiran. Presently she is shooting in the deep forests of Kerala with hubby Abhishek for Mani Ratnam's Ravana.

Our source says, "Presently the shooting of Rajni starrer mega budget film, Endhiran is going on but the portions that are being shot don't require Aish.

But from 18th December onwards some really important sequences of Endhiran are going to be shot in and around Chennai. Aish will be present with the Endhiran unit till month end post which there will again be a break for a few weeks."

"Aish has been away from home for long now and with her rushing directly from Ravana shoot to that of Endhiran will mean again few more weeks away from home.

Hubby Abhishek will be coming back to Mumbai post the Ravana shoot. But it is learnt that once Aish completes her Endhiran shoot, the couple plans to go for a mini vacation together out of India." adds the source.