Actor Shakti Kapoor will be seen playing the role of a crazy professor on a quest to seek the meaning to life as well as death, in his upcoming film `Untouched Love`.

According to a source, the 56-year-old will be seen as an insane person, who is experimenting with the cycle of life and tries to determine the birth and death of a person.

Apart from peeping into other's lives, the professor will even discover the day of his death. His whole plan turns into a fiasco after he becomes the focus of an intense media circus. At the same time, he tries to save the life of his son who is dying a painful death.

Shakti, who is known for his villainous and comical roles in films, is said to have liked the narration of `Untouched Love`.

"He was very amused and had a hearty laugh. He found it to be different from the type of movies he has done in the past. The script prompted him to take up the project,` the source said a statement.

Besides `Untouched Love`, Shakti will also be seen in "Shimla Mirchi", "Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3" and "Surkh Wala Love".