In this Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009 photo, Hollywood actor Ben Kingsley, famous for his Oscar-winning portrayal of Indian independence hero Mohandas Gandhi, poses with his wife Daniela Lavender in front of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India. Kingsley will star as Shah Jahan, the Mogul emperor who ordered the construction of the Taj Mahal, in “Taj,” 27 years after his award winning performance in “Gandhi.” Indian superstar and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will play Mumtaz Mahal, Shah Jahan’s favourite wife for whom the monument was built, according to the British actor’s production company, SBK Pictures in a statement last month. (AP Photo/Pawan Sharma)
