MUMBAI: Venus, which has acquired the remake rights of a Hollywood film, is in talks with Aishwarya Rai to play the lead in the same. Businessofcinema.com was the first to report that after a gap of four years, the producer - director combination of Venus and Abbas - Mustan have come together again for this Hollywood remake.

Talks with Rai and Venus' Ratan Jain are in the final stages and this will be Rai's first film with the banner as well as directors Abbas - Mustan.

Jain says, "Talks are on with Aishwarya for the lead role. It is now just a matter of a few days till we get the entire star cast into place."

Venus and Abbas - Mustan have together churned out films like Khiladi, Baazigar, Daraar, Baadshah and Humraaz.

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