Lisa Lazarus was the Miss Universe contestant from Great Britain. Now the Welsh actress is filming in Mumbai.
She says she landed the role when film executives saw her compete in the Miss Universe pageant.
The movie, "Veer," could potentially be the next "Slumdog Millionaire." In it, she plays an English princess caught in the middle of a love triangle.
The other parts of the triangle are the film's stars. The male lead, Salman Khan, is Bollywood's answer to Brad Pitt.
The movie is being called the Indian version of "Gladiator."
Lazarus often has to fly to India at a moment's notice. Plans are frequently changed rapidly.
They'll be filming her final scenes in Bangkok, as filming with captive animals isn't allowed in India. She also has had to do some shooting in Jodhpur and Jaipur.
Jaipur was a huge culture shock for Lazarus. They didn't even have any cars there, and monkeys would come over when they were eating.
One of her gowns weighed 15 kg, and she wound up having to wear it for 10 days of filming. Of a single scene.
Lazarus has already gained quite a bit of fame from her role in the film. She's been in the Middle Eastern version of OK! Magazine.
She also has to have bodyguards. Whenever she goes out, she says, people want to touch her.
She says being a beauty queen helped her achieve the poise needed to play an English princess.
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