Bangalore: Controversial Pakistani actressVeena Malik against whom a Muslim body had last year issued a'fatwa' and ex-communicated her for 'objectionable' photos onthe net, arrived here for the shooting of the Kannadaversion of The Dirty Picture.
Speaking to reporters at the airport, Veena said she wasexcited to work in The Dirty Picture: Silk Sakkath Hot Maga. (Read: Veena Malik to play Silk Smitha in Kannada The Dirty Picture )
"I could not sleep overnight. I was so desperate to go intothe cockpit and tell the pilot to speed up to reach Bangaloreearly," she said.
Veena said Bangalore was one of her favourite places inthe country and that she was always was keen to come here.
She said she had always received love from the people ofIndia and was confident of winning the hearts of Bangaloreansbefore returning to Pakistan. "My message for Bangalore islove and peace," she said.
The Kannada version of The Dirty Picture will be shot inGoa and Karnataka and Trishul is the film's director.
On December 22 last year, The All India Muslim TyoharCommittee in Bhopal had issued a fatwa against Malik andex-communicated her for "objectionable" photos on the net andfor degrading the sacred institution of 'nikah' by signing acontract to choose a groom on a reality show.
Speaking to reporters at the airport, Veena said she wasexcited to work in The Dirty Picture: Silk Sakkath Hot Maga. (Read: Veena Malik to play Silk Smitha in Kannada The Dirty Picture )
"I could not sleep overnight. I was so desperate to go intothe cockpit and tell the pilot to speed up to reach Bangaloreearly," she said.
She said she had always received love from the people ofIndia and was confident of winning the hearts of Bangaloreansbefore returning to Pakistan. "My message for Bangalore islove and peace," she said.
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On December 22 last year, The All India Muslim TyoharCommittee in Bhopal had issued a fatwa against Malik andex-communicated her for "objectionable" photos on the net andfor degrading the sacred institution of 'nikah' by signing acontract to choose a groom on a reality show.
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