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Bangalore, Sep 13: Bollywood's sexy actress Mallika Sherawat has been contacted by Producer Ashwini Ram Prasad and director-hero Prem to act in an item number in their next film Preeti Eke Bhoomi Melide ('Why does love exist on earth?') which is expected to start its shooting in September 27.

Now, Mallika Sherawat who has already acted with even international stars like Jackie Chan has been accepting the South Indian film industry offers. That is because now many young girls are competing with her in the exposure show in the Hindi films.

Incidentally, Mallika Sherawat is already doing a negative role in in the Kamal Hassan-Asin starrer Tamil film Dashavatharam directed by K.S.Ravikumar. There is also unconfirmed rumors are making round that director Shankar has also shot a song featuring superstar Rajnikanth and Mallika Sherawat in Shivaji..

The taaza news is that Mallika has more or less agreed to do an item number in Preeti Eke Bhoomi Melide. Prem is being launched in this film as a hero. Ashwini Ram Prasad says that Mallika Sherawat has agreed to do a dance number in the film for an astronomical sum (he however declines to reveal the remuneration figure) as remuneration, Mr.Ram Prasad says that the dance number will be shot for six days and now the recorded song has been sent to her.

Music Director R.P.Patnayak is giving final touches to the song by adding a few instruments. When it was decided to opt for Mallika Sherawat forthe song, it was decided to strengthen the song by rich instrumentation. Two songs of the film have already been completed and this song has roughly taken a month to compose and make it ready.

Mallika wanted the song to be heard first before giving a final nod for the film. She has agreed for the other terms and even the costumes' said Ram Prasad. Ram Prasad also said that the film will start its shooting only after the finalization of all the songs and after obtaining Mallika Sherawat's dates. "I am told Mallika is now doing a Tamil film with Kamal Hassan and we are now trying to get the dates when she is in Chennai for the shooting. We need a bulk dates of six days and probably one more day if there is some pending work' says Ram Prasad.

Meanwhile, Bollywood actress Tamanna who has already acted in a Telugu film with actor Mohan Babu's son Vishnuvardhan Babu, has been selected as the heroine of Preeti Eke Bhoomi Melide.