Shilpa
Shetty's
long
and
luscious
tresses
may
soon
go.
Buzz
is
that
she
will
soon
go
the
Shabana-Nandita
way.
The
two
actresses
had
shaved
off
their
hair
for
Deepa
Mehta's
Water.
It's
another
matter
that
Water
never
got
made
with
them.
Shilpa
will
start
shooting
for
her
most
challenging
role
in
Malayalam
director,
R
Sarath's
English
language
film
The
Desire
this
week.
Apparently
a
part
of
the
film
requires
her
to
shave
off
her
hair.
When
we
checked
with
Shilpa,
she
laughs
and
says,
'I
can't
reveal
everything
about
my
role.
If
I
tell
you
everything
now
why
would
you
watch
the
film?
But
yes,
this
is
by
far
the
most
challenging
role
of
my
career.
It
takes
me
through
ten
turbulent
years
of
my
character's
life.
It's
a
very
intense
love
story
between
me
and
my
Chinese
co-star,
Xia
Yu.'
Shilpa
hasn't
met
Xia
Yu
yet.
'Our
shooting
starts
this
week
in
Kerala.
Then
we
will
shoot
in
Kuala
Lampur.'
Apparently
permission
to
shoot
the
film
in
China
was
denied.
What
Shilpa
really
liked
about
the
role
is
that
it
allowed
her
to
learn
Odissi.
'I
have
been
a
Bharatnatyam
dancer
all
my
life.
In
The
Desire
I
play
an
Odissi
dancer,
and
I
had
to
unlearn
everything
I
knew
about
the
classical
dance
and
start
from
scratch.
It
has
been
quite
a
daunting
experience.'
Story first published: Friday, January 16, 2009, 14:58 [IST]