Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Punjab for ‘Sarbjit’ shooting

Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who stars in “Sarbjit“, a biopic on Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, arrived in Punjab today for the shooting of the film.

In the Omung Kumar-directed “Sarbjit”, the 42-year-old actress plays the role of Sarabjit’s sister Dalbir Kaur, while actor Randeep Hooda will be seen in the titular role.

“Aishwarya Rai was accompanied by her mother-in-law Jaya Bachchan, film’s director and producer Sandeep Singh,” Dalbir told PTI over phone today.

The film is slated to release on May 20. It will also be shot in various cities of Punjab including Amritsar, Malerkotla and Patiala.

Dalbir said that she hopes the film captures the plight of prisoners lodged in various jails across the border.

“I hope the biopic will highlight the plight of Indian prisoners lodged in various jails in Pakistan,” said Dalbir Kaur, who struggled for years to get her brother out of the Pakistani prison.

Sarabjit died after a brutal attack by jail inmates in a Pakistani jail in 2013.

Inputs by PTI

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