Actor Irrfan Khan is all set to join the cast of actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's comeback film Jazbaa, which will be directed by filmmaker Sanjay Gupta.
According to reports published in a leading daily, Aishwarya Rai will be seen playing a lawyer in the movie opposite Irrfan, who will be essaying the part of a suspended cop known to pick a bone with the authority. Earlier there were reports that actor John Abraham had bagged the role of the male lead in the film.
Aishwarya, who was last seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Guzarish, is all set to return post the birth of daughter Aaradhya. She will be doing some strenuous action-packed stunts in the film for which she will soon undergo special training. Fast & Furious stunt director Spiro Razatos, has been roped in to choreograph action sequence for Aishwarya in the film. Spiro was also the stunt director for Sanjay's 2002 film Kaante.
Jazbaa is set in modern day Mumbai and it will be shot across the city. It is slated go on the floors in January 2015.
