HISSSS

cast: Mallika Sherawat, Irrfan Khan, Jeff Douchette

directed by Jennifer Lynch

music Anu Malik

status: Pre production

And Mallika Sherawat bags yet another project that garners international attention.

And why not...when Jennifer Lynch, daughter of David Lynch decides to get back to the directors chair, she opts for the tinsel town of Bollywood to get things rolling. And that too with a take on the urban legend of the Naagin which has made its way to the celluloid in several avatars over the period of time.

Now Mallika Sherawat is cast as the latest of the nagins ..this time in this project titled HISSSS. The legend of the Nagin continues to spread, but that does not stop a ruthless hunter George States (Jeff Douchette) after venturing into the deepest jungles on India capturing snakes. So when her mate is also captured by the hunter, the snakewoman takes a human form and ventures into the city in a quest for vengeance.

And as the Naagin goes out on her killing spree, we have Irrfan Khan playing a character chasing down this femme fatale.

The film is certainly getting the international boost with the hiring of Hollywood special effects wizard Robert Kurtzman. The makers Venus Films is sure that Indian audiences are going to be treated with special effects like never seen before on indian screens. Cinematography shall be by Madhu Ambat. Anu Malik shall be scoring the music.

So will this attempt by Lynch to make a thriller out of an urban legend do wonders at the box office? We shall have to wait and watch out!