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Who’s that behind the veil?

Mallika Sherawat’s Hisss is gearing up for release on October 22. The actor plays a snake who ventures to the city, with vengeance on her mind, trying to find her mate who has been captured by an American. Robert Kurtzman, make-up and particular benefits expert from Hollywood, whose previous works include films like Predators, Vanilla Sky, Spy Youngsters and Hulk, has created a hissing naagin (snake) and director Jennifer Lynch has given her a burqa (veil) too. Sherawat created news as soon as she was photographed inside a burqa that she had donned to stop her fans from recognising and mobbing her as soon as traveling. As an in the joke, Lynch incorporated the ‘burqa’ to the script for her snake woman to disguise herself.

Princess of Travancore in Hisss

Actress Mallika Sherawat's forthcoming film Hisss has been making quite a buzz and the latest is that Lakshmi Bai, the erstwhile princess of Travancore, will make an appearance in the movie. "Akka" as she is affectionately called by close friends and family, met Hisss diector Jennifer Lynch through family friend Govind Menon, who is producing the film. When Lynch was casting for the role of Divya Dutta's mother, she offered the role to Lakshmi Bai who initially refused. But after much convincing and cajoling, she finally agreed to be part of the film. "Akka is a natural storyteller. Her intelligence and grace are matched only by her incredible instinct about people and their character. It was an honour to be her director," Lynch said in a statement. "Akka will provide a healthy amount of comic relief in the film, and her character's storyline is crucial to the plot."