Om Puri, who was so impressed by Mallika Sherawat's decency while shooting an item song together with her in Bin Bulaye Baraat, that he insisted that she be called as 'Mallika Sharaafat' in place of Mallika Sherawat. Not only that, he also expressed his want to work along with her. Well, the solution to his wish is now within the form the film called Dirty Politics, a movie according to the alleged murder of Bhanwari Devi by a political candidate from Rajasthan, through which Mallika can be paired opposite Om Puri himself!
The film's being directed by KC Bokadia, has Mallika being cast because the temptress who seduces the politician and gets murdered in the end. Bokadia did agree that he had some problems in convincing Mallika to play the said role but she eventually agreed. Elaborating on her role, he said that she plays a Rajasthani street dancer whose murder triggers off a high-level investigation.
