Salman set for Hollywood stint with Marigold

When it comes to starring in a mainstream Hollywood flick, actor Salman Khan has pipped Aishwarya to the post.

Aishwarya Rai may be making waves abroad but when it comes to starring in a mainstream Hollywood flick, actor Salman Khan has pipped her to the post.

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Shooting for American filmmaker Willard Carroll's 'Marigold', billed the first Indo-US co-production ever, is complete and the film is slated for a January 2006 release in the US.

But lead actor Salman is happy doing Hindi films and has no plans to shift base to the world's movie capital.

"I did this film for Willard and Willard alone. I am not doing any other Hollywood film," he says.

Salman's present stance might change depending on the film's performance at the US box-office, but emoting in English might have had something to do with his decision.

"We do speak English in real life, but to do that consistently in front of the camera on sync sound was challenging," he says.

'Marigold' is a romantic comedy about an American actress Marigold Lexton (Ali Larter) who gets stranded in Mumbai. The reel adventure begins when she bags a small role in a Bollywood musical and meets Prem (Salman Khan) who is the film's choreographer.

"It's about a woman who comes to India, has some issues and undergoes a transformation for which Bollywood is a sort of catalyst," explains director Carroll, known for his Sean Connery and Angelina Jolie starrer 'Playing by Heart.'