Paris Hilton To Play Mother Teresa As Spoiled Skank
Indian director T Rajeevnath (sometimes credited, according to IMdB, as simply "Rajeevnath," perhaps making him Bollywood's answer to McG) is developing a biopic on the life of Mother Teresa, and, according to British tab The Sun, has told his people to tell Paris Hilton's people that he'd love to see the Simple Life star in the leper-loving title role:
Rajeevnath says he got the idea to cast Paris after being impressed by her refusal to strip for Playboy.
He told the Indo-Asian News Service: "My agents in California have contacted Paris Hilton." [...]
He said: "Although there are a number of actresses willing to play the role of Mother Teresa - the most widely respected and loved person - the history of the actress who is finally chosen for the role would have to be analysed thoroughly before she is chosen."
Clearly, this is not a case of the director wanting to parlay an interview with the Indo-Asian News Service into global publicity for himself and his project, but instead a real show of confidence in Hilton's extraordinary acting abilities. We can only hope he chooses Hilton, if only to see some of the sainted heroine's formative moments reimagined to suit Hilton's talents, such as the scene in which Teresa first dons her habit, zips up her Dior rabbit fur stiletto boots, and tells a crowd of gathering poor, "Dirty much? Are there, like, ANY cute boys in India?"
