Movie mogul J.P. Dutta has decided to cast Aishwarya Rai in the coveted role of the Lakhnawi temptress in "Umrao Jaan". This would be a decent break for Aish. Priyanka Chopra's dream of playing Umrao Jaan will have to remain in the pipeline. Never mind, Priyanka.

Aishwarya got a few spare dates after she pulled out from a Walt Disney project that she was slated to do. J.P.Dutta saw the opportunity to utilize those dates and roped in Aishwarya Rai to play the coveted role in his movie.

I am looking forward to see how Aishwarya rai acts in Umrao Jaan. I have seen the old Umrao Jaan in which Rekha acted as Umrao Jaan. Thus, it would be great to see how Aishwarya rai acts in Umrao Jaan.