The stunning Bollywood star has been invited by a leading television channel in the US to be part of a mini series called Bollywood Hero. It is a three-part comedy and has Neha playing a Bollywood actress named Alima Lakhani opposite American actor/comedian Chris Kattan who is best known for his work on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. British actor Julian Sands of cult film Warlock and the television series 24 is also in Bollywood Hero.Neha is excited, naturally, and said, “The story is about Chris wanting to be part of a Bollywood project, coming to Mumbai and doing a film here. I’m playing the actress opposite him.” She got the role through her friend Tabrez Noorani, a line producer of Slumdog Millionaire, who is assisting in Bollywood Hero’s production along with Mumbai choreographer Longinus Fernandes. “I gave an audition in the US after which I got the role,” added Neha, clarifying, “It’s not that after Slumdog won the Oscars this production house decided to do the mini series in Mumbai. I was on this project even before that.”
Though she has no qualms about acting in a television show in the West, Neha’s apprehensive of doing one for Indian television. “If we have a production house as big as IFC and if they have a script as good as this one and promote it the way this show will be, then I might agree to do it... otherwise I don’t think so,” admitted Neha.
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