Bollywood starlet Mallika Sherawat plays a serpent-woman known in Eastern folklore as the Nagin in director Jennifer Lynch’s new creature-feature Hisss. The film was set to introduce Sherawat—considered the Marilyn Monroe of India—to American audiences, but currently finds itself in distribution limbo.

Fortunately, photos from Sherawat’s April FHM India shoot have hit the net. While it’s not the same as watching the 34-year-old stunner shake her hips and/or swallow things whole on film, the spread is hot enough to hypnotize most trouser snakes.

Sherawat’s snake-woman made Clatto’s list of The 11 Sexiest Maneater Babes in Horror & Sc-fi.

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