Ash Rearranged for Americans

Ash Rearranged for Americans
Thursday, September 01, 2005 17:21 IST
By Santa Banta News Network
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai, who continues to conquer new frontiers outside India with her beauty and talent, adds another milestone to her career.

Aishwarya's International Manager Simone Sheffield said in a communication through e-mail that she has been signed for Disney's ''Rearranged'' which will be directed by Audrey Wells, The rest of the cast is yet to be finalised.

Aishwarya, who is currently in Tunisia for ''The Last Legion'' plays Mira, a Byzantine warrior where she co-stars with Sir Ben Kingsley and Colin Firth to restore the Roman Empire.

Even though her fans in India have been critical that she has vanished from Bollywood since ''Devdas'', the former Beauty Queen has as many as 11 projects lined up till 2007.

Aishwarya is currently filming for ''The Last Legion'' in Tunisia. The principal photography for the film started on August five and she joined the shoot from August nine. Next month, the unit will move to Slovakia and the shoot would continue till November.

Director of ''The Last Legion'' Doug Lefler, whose credits include second unit direction on Spider-Man and A Simple Plan , explains that ''The list of requirements for the one major female role in the film, Mira, was long. We needed an actress of rare beauty, with enough screen presence to hold her own against the likes of Colin Firth and Sir Ben Kingsley. Aishwarya was the obvious choice''.

Mr Sheffield further said The Last Legion is a Dino De Laurentiis presentation produced by Martha De Laurentiis and Raffaella De Laurentiis, directed by Doug Lefler. The film is an independently financed film produced in partnership with Quinta Communications Tarak Ben Ammar and British co-producers Chris Curling and Phil Robertson of Zephyr Films.

Part fact, part legend, 'The Last Legion' is an epic adventure based on acclaimed author Valerio Massimo Manfredi s international best-selling 2003 novel of the same name. The film is set against the fall of the Roman Empire in 470 AD and its last emperor, 12-year-old Romulus Augustus (Thomas Sangster).

Over-run with rebellion, Rome is a city on the brink of chaos and destruction. Imprisoned by rebels on the island-fortress of Capri, Romulus, aided by the clever strategies of his teacher Ambrosinus (Sir Ben Kingsley) and the heroic skills of his legionnaire Aurelius (Colin Firth) escape the island.

Despite the turbulent events around them, this small band of Roman soldiers, accompanied by Byzantine warrior Mira (Aishwarya Rai), are determined to continue their mission to restore the Empire. This resolute group sets out on an arduous and dangerous trek for Britannia in search of the Last Legion, in their bid to make one final stand for Rome.

The producers have assembled a stellar cast on this epic film about courage, loyalty and unfailing resolve.

Hailed as the Queen of Bollywood in the Western media and film circles, Aishwarya Rai recently completed ''Provoked'' for director Jagmohan Mundhra and ''Mistress of Spices'' for Paul Berges, husband of filmmaker Gurinder Chhadha.
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