Saran will feature with the Desperate Housewives star in a film WILD dream: Shriya Saran South actress Shriya Saran, who played Emran Hashmi’s heroine in Mahesh Bhatt’s Awaarapan, has now been pencilled in for an English  movie, The Other End of the Line, produced by Ashok Amritraj. Shreya will feature in the film with Jesse Metcalfe, who is known for his bare torso appearances as John in the TV show Desperate Housewives. Spice is nice Metcalfe who airdashed to the city for an encounter with the local media admitted that he was not familiar with B-Town names. However he admitted that he is crazy about Indian food as well as the song and dance routine in Hindi flicks. “I relish spicy Indian curries and would love to watch the song-dance situations being shot and maybe attend one of the showbiz parties which we watch on Asian TV channels,” he drawled in his bass baritone voice.  With an international call-centre as its backdrop, the movie has an ensemble cast comprising Sara Foster, Larry Miller, Anupam Kher, Tara Sharma (in a brief supporting role) and is being directed by noted filmmaker Jimmy Dodson (Behind Enemy Lines). Incidentally,  Manmohan Shetty (Adlabs) is supporting the venture for its Indian release. TIME TO RELISH: Jesse Metcalfe Bubbly character Shriya, seemed charged about  her part, “It’s a romantic comedy and my character is that of a bubbly middle-class Indian girl called Priya. I will be speaking English in the local as well as the Yankee accent.” The film will be shot in Mumbai, New York and San Fransisco. When asked about the prospect of working with Jesse, Shreya laughs, “Never in my wildest dreams did I expect to work with the guy I love watching in Desperate Housewives. When my friends heard about it they desperately wanted to meet him and even cook for him!” The actress will also shortly be shooting for Apoorva Lakhia’s  Mission Istanbul in which she plays the part of a electronic media reporter. ‘It’s not a crossover film’ Both producer Ashok Amritraj and Anupam Kher seem to be allergic to the tag of crossover being attached to their film. Amritraj insists, “The Other End.. is a Hollywood mainstream movie and has nothing to do with the degrading term crossover  It’s a genuine Hollywood venture since it is also supported by MGM studios.”