Aishwarya is Madhur Bhandarkar''s ''Heroine''

Mumbai, May 9 (PTI) Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be playing the lead role in National Award winning director Madhur Bhandarkar''s upcoming film ''Heroine''.A formal announcement of the movie, a joint production of Bhandarkar and UTV, is expected to be made at the Cannes Film Festival.The movie is being touted as a hard-hitting and realistic take on a heroine''s life."Aishwarya has agreed to be part of the project. Madhur and Aishwarya both will make the final announcement of this project at the Cannes Film Festival on May 13," a source close to the development told PTI here. ...