After Mangal Pandey The Rising, director Ketan Mehta moves to the story of Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi.

Ketan Mehta wants Aishwarya Rai to play the valiant queen of Jhansi in his movie. A report quotes Mehta as saying, I have spoken to Aishwarya. But lets wait and see. The movie is likely to go on the floor in early 2006.