Anoushka Shankar, the prodigious daughter of the Sitar maestro Pt. Ravi Shankar, will make her acting debut on silver screen in director Pamela Rooks' next movie titled 'Dance like a Man'.
Rooks, who earlier adopted Khushwant Singh's 'Train To Pakistan' on celluloid, is now reported to be planning to adopt Bangalore-based English playwright Mahesh Dattani's play titled 'Dance like a Man' on silver screen.
To essay the leading roles in the film Rooks has reportedly signed Anoushka, who recently gave a special performance at a tribute concert to ex-Beatle George Harrison.
Co-starring in the film would be this year's National Award winning actress Shobhna.
Anoushka, who is a practicing Sitar player, had earlier received an acting offer for a small role in an MGM movie. But she turned it down as she wasn't interested in "doing any movie just for the sake of it".
'Dance like a Man' is likely to go on floors in December or early next year.
Anoushka Shankar, the prodigious daughter of the Sitar maestro Pt. Ravi Shankar, will make her acting debut on silver screen in director Pamela Rooks' next movie titled 'Dance like a Man'.