Indian Director Hopes To Persuade Paris Hilton To Play Mother Teresa...

[Jersey Devil]

As best as I can tell this is NOT an April fool's joke:



Mon Apr 3, 9:56 AM ET

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India (AFP) - An Indian movie director said he hopes to persuade
Paris Hilton to play the role of Nobel laureate and prospective Catholic Saint, Mother Teresa, in an upcoming film.

"Her features resemble Mother Teresa," director T. Rajeevnath told AFP from the southwestern coastal state of Kerala.

The filmmaker said Hilton is on his shortlist after a computer-generated image showed a close facial match between the hotel heiress and the Albanian-born nun.

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"A meeting with Paris Hilton is scheduled for the end of April," Rajeevnath said.

The 54-year-old director is well-known in India for his Malayalam-language films, including "Janani" (Mother) -- the story of seven nuns who care for an abandoned baby, which won a national award.

Hilton's prior movie experience includes appearing in a home-made sex video made by a former boyfriend that appeared on the Internet, and parts in several Hollywood B-films.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060403/ennew_afp/afpentertainmentindiafilmparishilton_060403135629

[joeybee12]

1. Yeah, now I see the resemblance!

Oh, wait, I guess he was referring to Paris' range of acting as evident on her face, when compared to the face of Mother Theresa today, which has been underground for a few years.

If this is NOT an April Fool's joke, then this guy is a complete idiot.

[BrklynLiberal]

2. Does her Chihuahua have a role in the pic?

The abandoned baby, perhaps?

[msgadget]

3. I keep checking my calendar

First DeLay and now this. Can't believe it's still not April Fool's Day...

[derby378]

4. In a way, it's fitting...

Hiring one socialite to portray another on film.