Bollywood beauty Aishwarya Rai will play Rajmata Gayatri Devi in a bio-pic by filmmaker J P Dutta.

JP Dutta has chosen one such stunningly beautiful subject, Rajmata Gayatri Devi, the maharani of Jaipur for his forthcoming film.

Ash gave her nod to Dutta at a meeting with the Rajmata on her birthday. Aishwarya Rai is shooting in London for Jagmohan Mundhra's "Provoked".

The Rajmata is keen on the film depicting the trials and tribulations of her life. The film is likely to be made in Hindi and English. It will be shot in Cooch Behar where she was born, besides Jaipur and London. She's very happy that Aishwarya Rai will be playing her.