Never one to be reticent in her comments, Mallika Sherawat has been speaking out over the controversy surrounding her super-sexy image whilst attending the Kuala Lumpur International Film Festival. “If a chemical drug like Viagra is accepted by society and by the world to ignite desire, then what is the problem with my audio-visual called cinema which ignites desire?” she asks, “Both are basically doing the same thing!”
Mallika confirms that the movie Hisss! in which she plays a Nagin, an Indian snake goddess, is now in post-production. She hopes this will be the movie, directed by Jennifer Lynch, that will propel her to international stardom. She talks freely about The Aquarian Gospel, her next ambitious project. It tells the story of Jesus during the missing years of 13 years to 30 years. It suggests he travelled widely through the ancient civilisations of Greece, Egypt, Persia, India and eventually mystical Tibet. Mallika will play the role of Saraswati who travels with Jesus on his journey. “We’ve already finished the principle photography,” she explains, “Saraswati is celibate (a brahmacharini). It’s a nice contrast to the kind of image I’m known for.”
Mallika, who has studied Indian Philosophy, seems tailor-made for this role. “I find that in most mythological and spiritual film stories, women seem to be lacking in any true wisdom or a sense of humour,” she says, “I look forward to bringing both these qualities to this character.”
