Sonya Leanne Singh to play a Pakistani village girl in a Tamil film

NEW DELHI: Vadodara-born model and actress and Ms Gujarat Teen India Online Sonya Leanne Singh has been signed on by Vridaavan Tele Films in a two-year, three-film contract according to a news release.

Out of the three films, the second project is a Tamil film tentatively titled “The Making of a Terrorist” based on terrorist Ajmal Kasab’s life, who was given the death sentence after being convicted for terrorist activity, including the killing of several innocent civilians in a drastic attack in Mumbai that shook the world, also known as 26/11.

In an interview to this website Sonya said, “It is a Tamil film, I play the main lead as a Pakistani girl who narrates the life of Ajmal Kasab. From a shy, religious lad to a fanatic terrorist, driven by hate and fuelled by religious fanaticism “The Making of a Terrorist” is an almost-true story of Kasab’s life which led to his hanging.”

The film is produced by the Chennai-based Vrindaavan Tele Films in association with the Mumbai-based Red Ruby Films and will be dubbed in Hindi and Kannada.

Sonya Leanne Singh who is currently Mumbai-based has done episodic roles in CID, Hunted Nights, Crime Patrol, Savdhan India, Police Diary, Tarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashmah, Zee Horror Show, Naagin and regional projects like Jai Jagni Ma Durga, Jai Bajrang Bali and many others over the last three years.