Happy birthday Aishwarya Rai Bachchan!

However, both will now be shooting for the film non-stop for a month. This will be their third film with ace director Mani Ratnam. Abhishek has earlier worked with him in 8216;Yuva8217; and 8216;Guru8217;.

Both films brought Abhishek, who was struggling for box office success then, critical acclaim as an actor. Aishwarya, on the other hand, debuted in his Tamil film 8216;Iruvar8217; more than a decade ago. Her last film with Mani was 8216;Guru8217;.

Professionally the year has been a good one for the dove-eyed former Miss World as her films 8216;Jodhaa Akbar8217; and 8216;Sarkar Raj8217; were well appreciated and did satisfactory business.

She has been busy participating in the 8216;Unforgettable Tour8221; and completing the first outdoor schedule of her second Tamil film opposite Superstar Rajnikanth in Peru.