By reuters
Wednesday Aug 22 5:00 PM
Wednesday Aug 22 5:00 PM
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Shilpa Shetty will play a character from Indian mythology in her next film, her publicist said on Wednesday.
Shetty will star in "Hanuman", a film based on the ancient Sanskrit epic "Ramayana", and will play the part of Sita, who is kidnapped by a vicious demon king triggering a gory battle, said Dale Bhagwagar, her publicist.
Shetty recently hit international headlines for enduring racist abuse on the celebrity version of the Big Brother television show in Britain.
The American actor Keanu Reeves may have been asked to appear in the film, which is being directed by Uru Patel, Bhagwagar said.
