Fawad Khan to romance Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’

Pakistani Heartthrob Fawad Khan is paired opposite Bollywood beauty Aishwarya Rai in Karan Johar’s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. The film is a love quadrangle that also stars Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma. K Jo’s upcoming film is a remake of 1997 film Doosra Aadmi.

The Sagar Sarhadi film’s story had a woman who loses her beloved in an accident and sees a reflection of her dead boyfriend in a much younger man who is already engaged elsewhere. The earlier version had Rakhee, Rishi Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor and Neetu Singh. The latest has Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Fawad Khan.

Speaking on her role Aishwarya says, “It is a very interesting role and my first for Karan Johar. We’ve come this close to working together so many times in the past. This time, I had to say yes. It is not a conventional romantic lead. Just wait and watch.”