Mallika Sherawat's 'Love, Barack/Politics of Love' might go direct-to-DVD

Nothing seems to be going right for Mallika Sherawat on the Hollywood front.

While Hisss was a damp squib, it seems her other H-Town project Love, Barack/Politics of Love is stuck. The film is still struggling to find distributors.

In the cans

Directed by William Dear, the movie is set against the backdrop of the 2008 Presidential elections. Mallika plays the role of Aretha Gupta, an Obama-worshipping Democrat. Despite her attempts to find a permanent foothold in the West, the film has been stuck in the cans for the last few months.

If a theatrical release isn't possible, the project just might go direct-to-DVD. It's a common trend in the West. Even stars like Lindsay Lohan and Jessica Simpson haven't been spared.

A source reveals the reason for the stalemate, "It's not easy to get distribution for a film that has a African-American hero unless you are Will Smith or Denzel Washington. Also the distribution market is still grappling with post-recession woes, especially smaller studios.

Politics of Love was planned to release last year to cash in on the Obama craze, but now it seems too late. No one is interested in buying the film now."

MAL'S CLAIMS TO FAME

>> Appeared with Jackie Chan in The Myth
>> Has a milkshake named after her
>> |Reportedly signed another film, where she will play a character partly inspired by Kamala Harris, Attorney General of San Francisco.
>> First Indian celebrity to get invited to Twitter's LA headquarters
>> Claims singer Usher would dedicate a song to her
>> Said Oprah wanted to make a trip to India with her
>> Says she hung out with Ozzy Ozbourne before one of his concerts
>> Bumped into Inglourious Basterds director Quentin Tarantino on red carpet