21 July,2009 07:51 AM IST | | Tushar Joshi
Bipasha Basu has signed Smita Thackeray's film opposite Hollywood actor Billy Zane. According to sources, Bips recently signed on the dotted line and the project is going on floors on July 25.
David Silverman will direct the untitled film and it will be shot entirely in Kodaikanal.u00a0 A romantic thriller, it will also feature Rajvirr as the second lead in the film. Interestingly, Thackeray had earlier launched him in Kaise Kahen (2007).
Like Tomb Raider
An insider reveals, "At the moment, they are doing photo shoots with Bipasha and Rajvirr. Bipasha's role is along the lines of Angelina Jolie's Tomb Raider. Her character is immensely sexy at the same time very mature and intense."
Billy Zane who was earlier seen in Titanic as the bad guy and later in the Mummy series had a closed door meeting inu00a0 US with Thackeray a few months back. "There were reports that Bipasha and Billy were to do a film a few months back but now that Smita Thackeray has locked in both the actors, she plans to make an official announcement of the film."
Zane will reach Mumbai on July 23 and immediately head to the location for the shoot. The film has a love triangle between Bips, Rajvirr and Billy. It will have some intense love scenes.
