<p>Pakistani actress Veena Malik arrived here today to begin shooting for the Kannada version of "The Dirty Picture" and said she was very excited about the movie.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The actress, who has courted controversy right from her "Bigg Boss" appearance to allegedly posing topless for a magazine cover, will be starring as Southern sex siren Silk Smitha in "The Dirty Picture: Silk Sakkath Hot Maga".<br /><br />Speaking to reporters at the airport, Veena said, "I could not sleep overnight. I was so desperate to go into the cockpit and tell the pilot to speed up to reach Bangalore early."<br />Veena said Bangalore was one of her favourite places in the country and that she was always was keen to come here.<br /><br />She said she had always received love from the people of India and was confident of winning the hearts of Bangaloreans before returning to Pakistan.<br /><br />"My message for Bangalore is love and peace," she said.<br />The Kannada version of "The Dirty Picture" will be shot in Goa and Karnataka and Trishul is the film's director.<br /><br />On December 22 last year, The All India Muslim Tyohar Committee in Bhopal had issued a fatwa against Malik and ex-communicated her for "objectionable" photos on the net and for degrading the sacred institution of 'nikah' by signing a contract to choose a groom on a reality show.</p>
<p>Pakistani actress Veena Malik arrived here today to begin shooting for the Kannada version of "The Dirty Picture" and said she was very excited about the movie.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The actress, who has courted controversy right from her "Bigg Boss" appearance to allegedly posing topless for a magazine cover, will be starring as Southern sex siren Silk Smitha in "The Dirty Picture: Silk Sakkath Hot Maga".<br /><br />Speaking to reporters at the airport, Veena said, "I could not sleep overnight. I was so desperate to go into the cockpit and tell the pilot to speed up to reach Bangalore early."<br />Veena said Bangalore was one of her favourite places in the country and that she was always was keen to come here.<br /><br />She said she had always received love from the people of India and was confident of winning the hearts of Bangaloreans before returning to Pakistan.<br /><br />"My message for Bangalore is love and peace," she said.<br />The Kannada version of "The Dirty Picture" will be shot in Goa and Karnataka and Trishul is the film's director.<br /><br />On December 22 last year, The All India Muslim Tyohar Committee in Bhopal had issued a fatwa against Malik and ex-communicated her for "objectionable" photos on the net and for degrading the sacred institution of 'nikah' by signing a contract to choose a groom on a reality show.</p>