Aishwarya Rai (L) and actor Abhishek Bachchan (C) gesture to fans as they head out on a boat for filming on the Ganga river at Agarpara, near Kolkata. Abhishek is playing the central character in Mani Ratnam’s movie Raavan, a modern adaptation of the epic Ramayana.

Aishwarya and Abhishek prepare to board a boat for filming on the Ganga river at Agarpara.

Abhishek Bachchan runs up a gangway plank.

Abhishek waving to his fans before the shoot.

Besides Abhishek and Aishwarya, the film also stars Aishwarya Rai, Vikram, Manisha Koirala, Govinda, Ravi Kishan, Tejaswini Kolhapure, and Ajay Gehi.