According to reports, Irrfan Khan’s role in Cate Blanchett starrer “Indian Summer” is modeled on country’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.  

The film, likely to hit the theaters in 2011, is based on the book “Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire” written by Alex von Tunzelmann.  

It is learnt that Blanchett will enact the role of Mountbatten, the wife of the last British viceroy of India.  

Moreover, according to insiders, Hugh Grant will play Blanchett's husband, Lord Louis Mountbatten in the film.  

The film will follow the important events surrounding India’s Independence.  

It will be shot in Delhi, Punjab, Jammu-Kashmir, and other parts of the country.

The film is likely to be directed by BAFTA winner Joe Wright (Atonement).