Thiruvananthapuram:
Bollywood bombshellMallika Sherawat's turn as a snake woman in Hisss hasimpressed her co-star, Laxmi Bai Nalapat, a member of theTravancore royal family.
Nalapat plays a prominent role in the multi-lingualfilm and said that she was happy to be making her debut withthe highly talented artiste.
"Mallika is a very hardworking and dedicated actor. She spent hours to perfect a four-minute snake dance scene in the film," Nalapat told reporters here today about the movie which releases across India on October 22.
The wife of eminent journalist M D Nalapat anddaughter-in-law of celebrated writer late Kamala Surayya, saidit was purely by chance that she came to be associated withthe movie.
"The director of Hisss, Govind Menon is a friend ofmine and it was he who invited me to act in the movie", shesaid.
"Hisss has a interesting theme exploring variousdimensions of faith, superstition and religion," she said.
The film revolves around the arduous journey of anAmerican man into the heart of the Malabar coast, believed tobe the dwelling place of the snake goddess.
Asked if the film justified superstition and ancientpractices like snake worship, she replied, "It is for theaudience to judge."
Mallika and Nalapat had yesterday offered prayers atthe famous Sree Nagaraja temple at Mannarasala, one of themost important serpant temples in Kerala.
After Hisss which was directed by American directorJennifer Lynch, Nalapat said that she has been offered a rolein an India-China joint venture movie.
Nalapat plays a prominent role in the multi-lingualfilm and said that she was happy to be making her debut withthe highly talented artiste.
"Mallika is a very hardworking and dedicated actor. She spent hours to perfect a four-minute snake dance scene in the film," Nalapat told reporters here today about the movie which releases across India on October 22.
The wife of eminent journalist M D Nalapat anddaughter-in-law of celebrated writer late Kamala Surayya, saidit was purely by chance that she came to be associated withthe movie.
"The director of Hisss, Govind Menon is a friend ofmine and it was he who invited me to act in the movie", shesaid.
"Hisss has a interesting theme exploring variousdimensions of faith, superstition and religion," she said.
The film revolves around the arduous journey of anAmerican man into the heart of the Malabar coast, believed tobe the dwelling place of the snake goddess.
Asked if the film justified superstition and ancientpractices like snake worship, she replied, "It is for theaudience to judge."
Mallika and Nalapat had yesterday offered prayers atthe famous Sree Nagaraja temple at Mannarasala, one of themost important serpant temples in Kerala.
After Hisss which was directed by American directorJennifer Lynch, Nalapat said that she has been offered a rolein an India-China joint venture movie.
