Mary Kom fame director Omung Kumar, who has roped in Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to essay a key role in his next project Sarabjit — a biopic on late Indian death row prisoner in Pakistan, Sarabjit Singh — is confident the former beauty queen is the perfect choice for the part.
Aishwarya will be seen playing title character’s sister Dalbir Kaur.
Kumar told IANS that when he went and narrated the role to Aishwarya, “She was in tears, and immediately said ‘yes.”
“She is a fabulous actress who can do jusice to this demanding role,” he added.
