Bollywood’s oomph girl Mallika Sherawat, who has signed for a woman-centric Hollywood film ‘Unveiled’ to be directed by Bill Bannerman, calls it ‘a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’.
“It’s a fantastic story - part thriller, part psychological drama, part film noir… It was so fast paced and exciting and so well written, I couldn’t put it down for a second,” said Mallika.
“And the icing on the cake was that it’s a story from the point of view of a woman — a woman who has relationships with three men from different continents, and she goes from an ultra-traditional Muslim environment to an ultra-liberal Western one. This is a script I could never say no to,” she added.
Bannerman is Clint Eastwood’s assistant director and has been honoured by the Director’s Guild of America as the best assistant director for “Unforgiven”, the film, which went on to win Oscar awards for best director and best film.
About casting the Indian actress, Bannerman said: “I was impressed by Mallika’s acting prowess in ‘Murder’ and knew by instinct that she will be able to do justice to the role perfectly.”
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