The Princess of Cannes (that's what the press calls Aishwarya Rai Bachchan there) has caught the attention of legendary Hollywood filmmaker Martin Scorsese big time at the French Riviera. A source at the film festival said that Scorsese has been constantly showering attention on the beautiful Rai Bachchan, and with reason. He apparently wants to cast her in his next film. The source added, “The two have had discussions before, the meeting in Cannes gave them just the excuse to bond over films, India and Bollywood.” Scorsese, whose World Cinema Foundation is busy restoring revered but ravaged film classics, showed his latest work — the Italian classic Il Gattapardo directed by Lucino Viscomti, at Cannes to a select audience including Ash. And after the screening, he invited her for a very exclusive dinner. Scorsese is now working on restoring Uday Shankar's classic dance-ballet film Kalpana. And is said to have discussed his plans with Ash.
