Shakira may shake a leg for Bollywood film

Latino pop singer Shakira is interested in dancing for a Bollywood film that her Indian choreographer-filmmaker friend will begin shooting this year, a newspaper reported on Monday.

The Times of India said Shakira was so impressed while working with top Bollywood choreographer Farah Khan during rehearsals for last week's MTV awards that she expressed a desire to dance in the planned film.

"Right now, it is just that we have agreed to work with each other," Khan was quoted as saying.

The Indian choreographer is to direct "Om Shanti Om" later this year.

Bollywood's Hindi movies are known for their elaborate song-and-dance numbers.

Khan told the newspaper Shakira would visit India for a concert in March next year and the movie dance sequence could be shot at that time.

The sultry singer and her troupe performed a hip-shaking, Bollywood-inspired rendition of "Hips Don't Lie" at the MTV ceremony in New York last Friday.

"She is definitely clued in to Bollywood dance and wants me to incorporate it in her next music video which she wants me to direct for her," Khan was quoted as saying.

Bollywood is the world's largest movie industry by volume and ticket sales, and its music numbers are often huge hits in India.