There was talk of Aftab Shivdasani and Sammir Dattani ready to take desi movies to the next level, by agreeing to play characters who undergo sex changes. But of course this turned out to be much ado about nothing because their respective films (out in early December) do nothing of the sort. Further, they both appear in the movies (one in Hindi and "Jackpot" in Kannada) for a little while only- as Aftab was quoted "I just have a guest appearance in 'Mr Ya Miss'."

When I first heard of "Mr Ya Miss", it seemed like it would be a simple desi copy of What Women Want where Mel Gibson could hear what women think, first as his greatest wish and then as pay back for his player days. However, looking at the trailer, Aftab just plays the womaniser for a while before handing over the movie to Antara Mali. The promos look quite hilarious (if you like the whole "No Entry", "Biwi No. 1" brand of humor).

The movie is to be Antara Mali's debut as a director in Hindi. She also plays the woman that Aftab transforms into - aka the "Miss".

Mr Ya Miss trailer courtesy indiafm's Suleman & Saleem.

Until next time - Sumita Sheth