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Mallika Sherawat will play a Nagin (snakewoman) in her next release, Hisss. Hisssis directed by Jennifer Lynch of Boxing Helena (1993) fame, which incidentally won her a Raspberry award for the worst director for the movie in 1994.

Photo: Mallika Sherawat's look in Nagin

Does not augur well for Hisss on the face of it. But, Hisss‘ costume, make-up, and special effects teasers have generated a lot of interest. You can see from the pictures here that this is not your standard Ramsay, or even Ramu (The Factory) horror film. Costume quality and makeup in the Hiss arfe definitely on Hollywood standards. We hold our judgement though on that ridiculous name Hisss – who chose that, some assistant director to the Ramseys?

The producers, Vikram Singh and Govind Menon, have roped in Robert Kurtzman, known for his expertise in make-up, special effects, and visual effects. Kurtzman has won the Saturn award in 1999, for make-up in the movie Vampires.

Mallika Sherawat

Mallika Sherawat is best known as the hottest bod in Bollywood. Mallika Sherawat was last seen in Maan Gaye Mughal-e-azam and Ugly aur Pagli, both of which were box-office disasters. She has also acted in The Myth with Jackie Chan.

Mallika Sherawat’s look has been crafted quite painstakingly in Hisss. In the movie, Mallika Sherawat has to wear huge contact lenses that even cover the white of her eyes. Mallika Sherawat has to take out the lenses every few hours to let her eyes breathe. The elaborate nagin elaborate costume has to be kept on for

Mallika Sherawat

This hot Hindi model and actress constantly features in India’s lists of most longed-for dames. Her birth name is Reema Lamba; but she adopted the screen name of “Mallika”, meaning “empress” to avoid confusion with other actresses named Reema. As well as appearing in several music videos and films, Mallika also starred in a small role alongside Kung-fu legend Jackie Chan in his movie, The Myth. She presently lives in LA where she’s filming Hisss starring Irrfan Khan and directed by Jennifer Lynch. Mallika’s marital status has always been ambiguous, and the actress admits that one of her favourite pastimes is kissing. You can even pucker up and blow her virtual kisses on Twitter.