A shabd for Ash and Sanju

For all Aishwarya Rai [ Images ] fans, here's some good news. The actress will feature in Pritish Nandy [ Images ] Communication's forthcoming film, Shabd. Directed by debutante Leena Yadav, the film also stars Sanjay Dutt [ Images ] and Zayed Khan [ Images ].

Shabd is a thriller about a writer (Dutt), his second wife (Rai), and a professor (Khan). Interestingly, Dutt's role was first offered to Ajay Devgan [ Images ] and Akshay Kumar [ Images ].

With music from Vishal-Shekhar, the film will go on the floors in June.

At the moment, the careers of the three lead members of the cast are going very well. Ash put on a negative act for the first time in her last film, Rajkumar Santoshi's Khakee [ Images ]. Starring Amitabh Bachchan [ Images ], Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan and Tusshar Kapoor [ Images ], the film was a winner.

Sanjay Dutt's Munnabhai [ Images ] MBBS had a slow start. But the comic caper started a new lingo trend and became one of the bigger hits of 2003.

The Zayed Khan-starrer Main Hoon Na [ Images ] hit theatres on April 30 and has been running to full houses for almost a week. Directed by Farah Khan [ Images ], the film also stars Shah Rukh Khan [ Images ], Sushmita Sen [ Images ], Suniel Shetty [ Images ] and Amrita Rao [ Images ].