Vidya Balan plays a role of Bengali dancer in Priyadarshan's next remake of the 1993 Malayalam hit 'Manichthrathazhu'. The story is based on a psychiatrist's undying passion for a dancer. Priyadarshan could only think of Aishwarya Rai or Vidya. But with Akshay Kumar, Vidya suits much better as a couple. "I'm looking to work with Vidya. I've changed the original character of a South Indian dancer to that of a Bengali dancer. Vidya will have to learn Kathak for the role this character goes back a hundred years," explains the filmmaker.