Aishwarya in Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra's next

Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is set to star in filmmaker Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra's next movie. KriArj Entertainment has joined hands with Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra Pictures for their next collaboration.

"Aishwarya is part of Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra's film. It's a drama. It's his kind of cinema," sources close to the project told PTI. The 43-year-old actress was last seen in Omung Kumar's "Sarbjit". The makers will soon lock the other cast. The movie will go on floors by the end of this year. Presently Mehra is working on "Mere Pyare Prime Minister" which revolves around the friendship of four kids living in the slums. The film is being shot in slums of Mumbai.