Bipasha Basu goes Hollywood

Bollywood screen scorcher Bipasha Basu will act in her first Hollywood film -- a love story -- to be directed by Rolland Joffe
Set in different time periods, the new film by Joffe, known for movies “City of Joy”, “The Killing Fields” and “Captivity”, will see Bipasha playing an Indian warrior named Tulaja opposite Josh Hartnett of “Pearl Harbour” fame.
The movie traces an impossible love story set across two time periods and continents centred around four characters -- a British officer in colonial India, the Indian woman he falls in love with, an American marine biologist and his lover, who is a researcher trapped in a wrecked British merchant ship. Only the power of a ring can transcend time and save a life.
Joffe, who portrayed life in Kolkata's slums in “City of Joy” starring Shabana Azmi, Patrick Swayze and Om Puri, hopes to release his latest titled “Singularity” next year.
“I am very happy to tell you that I am doing my first English language film 'Singularity'. It is Rolland Joffe's film opposite Josh Hartnett,” said the 31-year-old Bipasha.
The script has been written by Ajey Jhankar and the film also stars Bollywood actor Abhay Deol. Besides Hartnett, the movie has a galaxy of international stars including “Star Trek” actor Chris Pine, Bond girl Olga Kurylenko and Christopher Egan.
Bipasha will fly to Brisbane soon to rehearse with Hartnett and then start filming from third week of November through last week of December.
Joffe was in India in September for the casting of the epic romance and plans to shoot a major portion of the film in the country since the story revolves around Marathas in 1780s.
Bipasha's role is that of a Maratha warrior and the bodyguard of a queen with whom James Stewart (played by Harnett) falls in love.
Bipasha says she did not get enough time to rehearse the role and now has to wrap it up in eight to ten days.
However, “I'm really excited about working with a director who is recognised globally for his work and the experience of working with actors like Josh and Olga Kurylenko of 'Quantum of Solace' fame,” says Bipasha.