MUKOYAR

Mallika Sherawat starrer ’ Hisss’ will be dubbed into Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam and released simultaneously with the Hindi original on October 22. The film, directed by Jennifer Lynch, has Mallika in the role of a serpent woman. The cast of the film include Irrfan Khan, Divya Dutta and Jeff Doucette. Alexander von Bubenheim scores the music for this supernatural flick. The film was shot simultaneously in English and Hindi. Special effects wizard Robert Kurtzman developed the look of the Snake Woman in the film. Mooppan Raghavan, tribal leader in Kerala, and over a dozen members of his tribe feature in the film. ’Hisss’ was premiered at this year’s Cannes festival and Mallika Sherawat appeared on the red carper with a 22-feet python around her, in a bid to promote the movie.

Mallika Sherawat, known to charge anything from Rs.1-Rs.1.5 crore in Bollywood, has signed on the dotted line for the ’Dhamaal’ sequel without discussing her fee with producer Ashok Thakeria. ’Mallika said she will take anything we give her. She’s just happy to be part of a brand like ’Dhamaal’ and that too opposite Sanjay Dutt,’ said Thakeria. Part two is titled ’Double Dhamaal’ and it will be directed by Indra Kumar. It seems after reaching a dead end with her career in Bollywood and with her purported global re-re-re-launch in ’Hisss’ showing no sign of release, Mallika is delighted at being accepted back in Hindi movies. So far she has only a few hits like ’Khwahish’, ’Murder’ and ’Pyar Ke Side Effects’, not counting the cameo with Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor in ’No Entry’. And the release date for ’Hisss’ has now gone from August to November. Meanwhile Kang...