, May 12 -- Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas, along with Jaideep Ahlawat and Jim Sarbh, has joined the cast of acclaimed filmmaker Mira Nair's upcoming film 'Amri', based on the life of celebrated artist Amrita Sher-Gil.

Priyanka will also serve as an executive producer of the film.

Mira Nair said Amrita Sher-Gil's art has inspired her work for decades.

"Every film I've made over the last several decades has been inspired by the art of Amrita Sher-Gil. She taught me how to see," Nair said in a statement.

The film stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Jaideep Ahlawat and Jim Sarbh, with Anjali Sivaraman playing the lead role of Amrita Sher-Gil.

The cast also includes Emily Watson as Amrita's mother Marie-Antoinette Gottesman, Jaideep Ahlaw...