CANNES, France: It's a safe bet that Indian actress Aishwarya Rai won't have to do too much research for her latest role: Bollywood's biggest female star is playing, well, Bollywood's biggest female star, the movie's producers announced, Friday. “Heroine,” by director Madhur Bhandarkar, is billed in the production company's press release as an “entertaining, daring, emotional, shocking, glamorous, scandalous behind-the-scenes account of the reality behind the world of glitz and glamour that our stars inhabit.” Still, Rai – a former Miss World – stated that the film, which enters production in June, is “not an autobiography, for sure.” Rumors to the contrary are “to tickle your fantasy,” she told reporters at a news conference at the Cannes Film Festival. “That's what the viewer will probably be searching for, but very honestly, as an actor, it's your professional responsibility to give to your characters with absolute commitment. “It's not just about you going out there and doing your own thing and creating your own character. It's the director who wrote it and that's the way it gets read and that's the way it gets eventually brought to life,” said the emerald-eyed actress, whose many appearances at Cannes and contracts with international luxury brands have placed her among the most international renowned faces of Indian cinema.
