Mallika Sherawat plays with snake to promote Hisss at Cannes

She is known for her bold roles in films and now Mallika Sherawat is showing her bold avatar even in film promotions. The actress was seen posing with a live python to promote her snake film "Hisss" at the ongoing 63rd Cannes International Film Festival.

Dressed in a yellow and black dress, Mallika, who plays a snake woman in the film, attempted to handle a 22-foot python Sunday to promote the film at the Majestic Hotel in Cannes, France.

"All the Snakes have just entered the Majestic Hotel in Cannes! Hissstory is being made," Mallika posted on her Twitter page.

Directed by Jennifer Lynch and produced by Govind Menon and Vikram Singh Lamba of Split Image Pictures, the movie also stars Irrfan Khan, Divya Dutta and American character actor Jeff Doucette. It will be distributed by Venus Records and Tapes.

The actress also revealed the Indian release date of the film.

"The announcement was made at Cannes, ‘Hisss’ being released (in) India Independence Day (Aug 15)," she added on the micro blogging site.

Mallika Sherawat- The Deadly Snake Woman in Jennifer Lynch's Hissss

For sure, this one is a first for Mallika Sherawat. The Bollywood hottie is all set to play the role of a 'Naagin' in the Bollywood- Hollywood co-production, Hissss, directed by renowned Hollywood director Jennifer Lynch.

The film, which also stars Irrfan Khan, is about the vengeance of a 'Naagin' (The Snake Woman) and is produced by Govind Menon & Vikram Singh. From the looks of it, a lot of detailing and effort seems to have gone in getting the right look for Mallika Sherawat's character. Mallika's character is of a snake that transforms into a stunningly attractive woman.

Robert Kurtzman, one of the greatest special effects artists of the West, has been entrusted with the job of giving the right look for Mallika in this film. Robert has worked on films such as Vanilla Sky, Pulp fiction, Spy Kids and Evil Dead. The kind of make-up used is MUFX (prosthetic make-up) which is a technology that has won numerous awards. Two make-up artists have been working on Mallika's look and the material she wears is so slimy that at times it just sticks to the skin. What's more Madame Sherawat can't even move in her natural way with her make-up and at times is even carried to the sets. As for those scary eyes, Mallika is seen wearing some really huge contact lenses to get the desired effect.

Bollywood has seen films like Naagin, Nagina and Jaani Dushman, which had actors transform into snakes and seek revenge but going by the detailing and styling gone into getting the right look for the Snake Woman in this film, it can be safely said that this is a first of its kind in Bollywood.