Madhavan to romance Aishwarya Rai in his next Hindi film

Madhavan is currently on a high after the success of his latest outing Vikram Vedha. The actor’s performance as a ruthless cop in the movie has been getting appreciation from all corners. Post Vikram Vedha, there were reports about Madhavan doing a Hindi film.

According to latest talks in the Bollywood media, Madhavan has been paired opposite Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the upcoming movie titled as Fanney Khan. Veteran star Anil Kapoor is playing a very prominent role in the movie.

Fanney Khan marks the directorial debut of Athul Manjarekar. Reportedly, the movie is about the story of a 17-year-old aspiring singer, whose career takes off once her unemployed father kidnaps the top singer of the country. The film is the remake of a Dutch film Everybody’s Famous.

Anil Kapoor will be playing the father’s part and Aishwarya Rai will be seen as the famous singer who inspires the teenager. Madhavan has been roped in to play Aishwarya’s romantic interest. The duo have previously worked together in Mani Ratnam’s 2007 film Guru, however, there was no on-screen romance there.

Fanney Khan will be produced by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and KriArj Entertainment. The movie is set to go on floors by early September and will hit screens worldwide in April next year.