Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) After directing two thrillers 'Ek Hasina Thi' and 'Johnny Gaddar', Sriram Raghavan is ready with his third script, which is a romantic film. The director says he is waiting for dates from Aishwarya Rai and John Abraham to start the film.

'I wanted to start the shoot in March but the script was not ready. Now, I am waiting for the dates from the actors,' Raghavan told IANS.

He also said that Aishwarya had glanced through the script and given her consent. Taking a break from his favourite thriller genre, Raghavan is attempting a love story which will be produced by Rohan Sippy.

Apart from this, Raghavan is also working on actor Saif Ali Khan's first production titled 'Agent Vinod'.

About the status of 'Agent Vinod', Raghavan said: 'I can only tell about this after I get the dates of shoot for Sippy's project.'

Saif will play the lead in the film, which is again a thriller.