Actor Rayya Labib hogs on traditional Goan food at Calangute’s iconic Souza Lobo restaurant while shooting for the film “The 13th Victim” in Goa

PANAJI: Bollywood actor Rayya Labib shot for director Maneesh F Singh’s crossover festival film titled “The 13th Victim” inspired by the true story set in the 1990s, of a murder in a 7-star hotel. The entire unit which was from Mumbai shot on the outskirts of Calangute in North Goa over the last two days.

Later after the shoot wrapped up, the director and lead actors were spotted at the iconic Souza Lobo restaurant at Calangute beach, dining on some mouth-watering Goan fare, including their trademark chicken xacuti, butter-garlic lobsters and fried jumbo prawns.

While some of the unit went off to visit the beaches at Anjuna and Vagator, Rayya along with her co-actors trooped off to Souza Lobo at Calangute beach to gorge on their fabulous sea food. Fortunately for them, they were not recognized by the staff and other diners at the restaurant and were able to enjoy an interruption free meal.

The short film “The 13th Victim” is of 45-minute duration and will be screened at film festivals across the world. It deals with the murder of a billionaire oil magnate from the Gulf, who was murdered or eliminated by the Israeli secret service Mossad for trying to interrupt the flow of oil from Arab nations to other parts of the world in the late 1990s.

The murder took place in a 7-star-hotel in Los Angeles and sent shock waves in the international community. It was initially suspected to be the handiwork of Iranian terrorists, but was later linked to the Mossad.

Rayya Labib plays the love interest of the oil magnate who is played by a Delhi-based upcoming male actor. She is seen in a very hot avatar and will don a bikini in the film, Maneesh F Singh said.

While about 25 per cent of the film will be shot in Mumbai, the rest will be shot in Goa, the director informed. A part of the Goa-schedule was completed in November and the balance will be shot next month in North Goa.

Rayya who was in the news recently for her comments on the Tv actor Tunisha Sharma (of Ali Baba fame) suicide case at Vasai on the outskirts of Mumbai, said she really enjoyed the seafood dishes at Goa’s landmark beachside restaurant Souza Lobo.