Lilith
Sheena Chohan plays 'she demon' Lilith in her upcoming mythological thriller series
Actress Sheena Chohan, who returned to India in early July after spending two months in the USA, had returned to the shooting floor immediately.
Sheena is back on the floor to play the lead negative role of Lilith- 'a she demon' and Adam’s wife in a mythological thriller series.
Lillith is a biblical character – Adam’s first wife, who was banished from the Garden of Eden for not obeying him.
She also appears as an evil reflection of the feminine aspect of God. Upon her assertion of equality, she was reclaimed as a symbol of independence.
Photo courtesy: Serge Ramelli/Sheena Chohan
Speaking of her upcoming work, Sheena says, "I'm so impressed with the producers of this web-series – they have gone to great lengths with the makeup and special effects – I was attached to a high wire which sprung me out of a car in a highly detailed prosthetic mask, in front of a 30 meter green screen!
"I have just returned from my Hollywood film, but wow – coming back to Bombay to special effects like this shows me how the Indian film industry is fast catching up with and overtaking the west."
About her character she says, "After I wrapped my historical biopic Sant Tukaram, a 15th century film where I play Avali Bai, I was offered the role of Lillith – so I went from one minute playing the wife of a saint, to the next the daughter of a devil! I had to read a lot of fascinating ancient texts – the story is said to have been removed from the bible, which added so much mystery I was hooked.
"And then, after all the reading and researching character references, the next thing I knew I was in six hours of make-up and then acrobatic training to be hoisted up fifteen feet in the air like an evil superwoman!"
The award-winning international Australian producers behind the supernatural drama, IWIL Productions, under Wilfred Fernandes, just wrapped up shooting the 8 episode series, which uses extensive Green Screen Technology for special effects.
Sheena recently wrapped her Hollywood film Nomad, which equaled the Guinness World Record for the film shot in the most countries, and had her film Amar Prem launch in the official India section at the Cannes Film Festival.
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