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Sunny Deol directs Shilpa Shetty in "THE MAN"

Sunny Deol and Shilpa Shetty have come together in HIMMAT, INDIAN and APNE. Now the two would have a different role to play in upcoming film THE MAN where Sunny Deol would be directing Shilpa Shetty. Neeraj Pathak is Sunny's co-director of THE MAN.

Confirms Dale Bhagwagar, publicist of Shilpa Shetty, "Yes, Shilpa has indeed signed the film and this is going to be her first Bollywood film after her BIG BROTHER success. She was waiting for a good project to face the camera again for a film and THE MAN seems to be just the right script."

He continues, "After acting with him in three films, it would be a unique and exciting experience for Shilpa to be directed by the man. While she is busy with her worldwide tour of MISS BOLLYWOOD that takes her through UK, Germany, Belgium and Hungary, she can't wait to face the camera again for a film."

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Shah Rukh makes me nostalgic: Shilpa

Shetty hinting at a casting coup of sorts with her 'Baazigar' hero? Let's wait and watch.

High on her success with 'Celebrity Big Brother', Shilpa Shetty has been on a globetrotting spree of late! A month ago, UK's new icon presented the 'One X One Difference Awards' to her controversial kisser Richard Gere in Toronto, Canada. Now she is touring Europe with her West End musical 'Miss Bollywood'. But there are some things that make the lady wistful… and King Khan is one of them!

Shilpa who made her movie debut with Shah Rukh Khan with 'Bazigar' way back in 1993, will be seen in a cameo in Farah Khan's 'Om Shanti Om' along with 30 other top Bollywood stars shaking their leg for the title song.

Not surprisingly, the lady is all excited about the appearance! Says Shilpa, "We've never been cast together after Baazigar so it's only the second time in 14 years that I'll be sharing screen space with Shah Rukh Khan. It's a small appearance in 'Om Shanti Om', but it is making me feel nostalgic."

"Shilpa is a very emotional girl," reasons her publicist Dale Bhagwagar. "SRK has always been one of her top favourite heroes and will remain so. The 'Om Shanti Om' appearance comes after fifty-one films in her career, but her 'Baazigar' experience is still fresh in her memory," he adds.

Wonder if Shilpa is hinting that she wants to be cast with favourite co-star Shah Rukh Khan yet again. Considering that Shilpa has become a huge sensation in the UK and Shah Rukh Khan has always been a super-hit on foreign shores, are the Yash Chopras and the Karan Johars who make UK-centric movies listening?

When we probed further on Shilpa's new projects after 'Metro' and 'Apne', Bhagwagar said, "I can't reveal the names of makers who have approached Shilpa, but I can tell you that there are many. There are offers from the UK, US and Bollywood. Shilpa is going through a dozen scripts at the moment and you will hear some very interesting announcements soon.

Right now, she has given the nod to Uru Patel's international venture 'Hanuman' (where she would be playing the role of Sita) and to one more film, to be directed by a big Bollywood star," But refused to reveal the name.

While the publicist keeps us guessing who this 'Bollywood star' is, he adds, "Shilpa has acted in more than three films with him and their pairing has been a hit".

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Shilpa Shetty's Bollywood musical savaged by critics

Celebrity Big Brother star Shilpa Shetty suffered a new humiliation as her new venture, musical Miss Bollywood was panned by critics.

The Bollywood actress became a household name after she stood up to Big Brother bullies Jade Goody and Danielle Lloyd and ex-S Clubber Jo O'Meara.

But critics have savaged her new show, with one branding it an "ill-conceived, half-baked star vehicle".

Shilpa stars in the show which is set in London in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics.

Mayor Benjamin (Josh Moran) has decided that his opening gala should be a celebration of cultural diversity at the same time as he decrees the demolition of some of the buildings standing in the way of the building of an Olympic Village.

And Shetty plays Maya, a naïve and modest dancer who has come from India to invest all of her savings into a Bollywood Dance Academy in one of the buildings.

The show, scripted by the Bollywood screenwriter Niranjan Iyengar, exploits Shetty's Celebrity Big Brother ordeal, which at the time caused a national outcry.

And it includes jokes about her notorious kissing encounter with Richard Gere, which saw the star disgraced in her homeland and almost prosecuted for indecency.

The Times' arts critic Sam Marlowe dismissed the show as "lacklustre".

Marlowe said: "It's a shame that, having endured Celebrity Big Brother with such dignity, she has gone on to capitalise on the experience with a substandard project that reeks of cynicism."

He added: "The dancers are mechanical, the script diabolical, the acting amateurish and the costumes look nastily cheap.

"It all lacks brio and excitement; and though she is elegant to the last, Shetty alone isn't enough to make it worthwhile."

Critic Kevin Bourke of the Manchester Evening News was a little kinder. He said: "...the last twenty minutes or so of this Bollywood-on-stage fantasy are fantastic fun...".

But he added: "With its Big Brother, Richard Gere and 'goody, goody' gags, the show can feel like a panto".

It is the latest in a string of disappointments for Shetty who has failed to capitalise on her fame since leaving the Big Brother house.

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