The film is based on the 2008 US Presidential election, which was a historical moment as Obama became the first African-American president of the country.
Politics of Love deals with a romance between an idealistic, Obama-worshipping Democrat, played by Mallika and a black Republican, essayed by Brian White. The movie will come up with a tagline- 'Politics has never been this sexy'.
The movie also stars Loretta Devine, Ruby Dee, Tracey Walter, Gerry Bednob, Gabrielle Dennis, and Ian Reed Kesler. William Dear will be directing the movie and Gary Goldstein has written it.
Mallika completed shooting of her first Hollywood movie Hiissss in 2009. The movie also starred Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan, which was directed by Jennifer Lynch.