Vimala Raman debuts in Bollywood
After doing a few movies in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada, Bharatanatyam dancer-turned-actress Vimala Raman is finally making her debut in Bollywood! Her first Hindi film will be Amrapali, a remake of the 1966 classic with the same title with�Vyjantimala Bali in the lead role of a�courtesan; the same role will now be�enacted by Vimala Raman. According to�sources, the film will be directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar, maker of Hrithik Roshan-Aishwarya Rai Bacchan starrer Jodha Akbar and Aamir Khan’s Lagaan.
Some say Salman Khan has been approached to play the lead role in Amrapali (the original had Sunil Dutt); others say Salman's relative will be the hero; the rest of the cast will be finalized shortly. Sources close to Vimala Raman say she is very elated with this big offer with a correspondingly huge fee. Vimala has given 90 days call sheet for this project.
Recently, she has also signed her maiden English film titled Dame 999.�
