By Lai Swee Wei
15 Oct – Bollywood sex kitten Mallika Sherawat ("The Myth") boldly strips down for her snake woman role in the upcoming Hindi/English thriller "Hisss", directed by Jennifer Lynch of "Boxing Helena" (1993) fame.During Cinema Online's exclusive interview with the actress via teleconference call to Bombay, India, Mallika excitedly reveals that "Hisss" features a never-before-seen transformation sequence in a film. She explained, "This is such a unique movie because people can actually see me transform into a snake right in front of the camera, without any goofy special effects!" Consequently, she admitted that the film does contain nude scenes of her when she shape shifts from a snake to a human being in the jungles of South India. "No child is born with clothes, right? I had revelations about the scene so I asked the director if there's any way around it, but she completely stuck to her idea saying it was essential to the script for her to be in raw female form."
However, being a snake is no easy task as Mallika struggled while shooting in the jungle, "It was very cold and I couldn't walk on the ground because of the snake costume, so I have to be constantly carried around. The makeup took a long time, I was very dehydrated, and I couldn't pee! (laughs) It was physically demanding. But after seeing the promo, I thought 'This looks really good! She's really dangerous and revengeful'. But while I was shooting it, I wondered 'What have I gotten myself into?! It's no fun playing a snake. I don't want to be a snake!'"
Mallika Sherawat as the Nagin (aka snake woman).
Due in Malaysia 28 October 2010, "Hisss" revolves around a vengeful Nagin (Mallika Sherawat), who shape shifts into a gorgeous woman and goes to the city to hunt for her mate, who has been captured from the jungle by an American. It also stars Irrfan Khan as a cop who has to track her down and stop the destruction she unleashes in the city.
"Hisss" will slither into cinemas this 28 October 2010!
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