New Delhi: After successfully portraying the role of headstrong and egocentric Bindia Nayak in the blockbuster 'Chak De', actress Shilpa Shukla is all set to work in an international film.

The actress will play the lead role of 'Charu' in an English film titled 'Extrospection' directed by producer cum director and writer Manan Singh Kotohora. Katohora's controversial lesbian film 'When Kiran Met Karen' is ready for release and the director will begin work on the next project soon after that, according to an Asianet release.

The film's director says that it is a modern take on Satyajit Ray's 'Charulata.' "This is Satyajit Ray's Charulata in 2008. What would Charu do in today's day and age, living and working in the new urban chic corporate culture of New York," Manan questions.

The shooting of the film is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2008 in New York.

The actress first project was internationally acclaimed Pakistani film 'Khamosh Pani' with Kirron Kher. However, she success and fame came to her only after the sensational hit of Yashraj Films 'Chak De', a story based on glorious win of women hockey team of India.