Akshay Kumar goes International

Step back, Vishal-Shekhar. Jamming with American rappers is the new ‘in thing’ for Bollywood’s wannabe rockstar actors.

Abhishek Bachchan kickstarted the trend with rapper Wyclef Jean on a track Hollywood meets Bollywood for an Aadesh Shrivastava video.

Now it’s Akshay Kumar’s turn to rap with an international artist. The buzz is that Akki will be crooning with a rapper for his upcoming movie Singhh is King.

And, industry sources reveal that this rapper is none other than Snoop Dogg of Dead Man Walkin and Ego Trippin fame. Filmmaker Vipul Shah, however, is singing a different tune. “I have not signed up Snoop Dogg for Singhh is King,” he declared somewhat testily, “I don’t know from where these rumours generate.” But, yes, Vipul did concede that there will be a track in his film where Akki will rap with an international artist. “Nothing has been finalised yet. We are still working out the details,” he added.

International Cinema to see Shilpa Shukla

Chak De girl Shilpa Shukla is all set to enter the international cinema with a film titled Extrospection which will be directed, written and produced by Manan Singh Kotohora. It is said that the film is based on Satyajit Ray's Charulata but set in contemporary times.

The film will be shot in New York with Shilpa playing the lead role of Charu. With all praises for Shilpa Shukla, Kotohora said that he was taken aback by the actress' performance in Khamosh Pani and Chak De India. Hence, she was his natural choice for the film.

Kotohora's another project titled When Kiran Met Karen, which is based on the issue of lesbianism, is in under post production. Extrospection is expected to go on the floors this year.