B-town's ravishing diva and businesswoman Shilpa Shetty will be seen in a completely new avatar in her forthcoming film.

In an international venture titled 'The Desire' Shilpa Shetty features as a monk, donning a bald look.

Written and directed by R Sarath, the film is Indo-Chinese collaboration which stars Jaya Prada, Anupam Kher, Sheetal Menon, Sachin Khedekar, Aasif Sheikh and Chinese actor Xia Yu who plays lead along with Shilpa.

'The Desire' is said to be shot in the locales of Kerala, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh and also in Malaysia.

Talking about her bald look, Shilpa revealed to sources that she in fact didn’t shave her locks; instead opted for prosthetic make up, which used to take nearly three hours.

According to the actress, the film is done with its shoot and has been even shown at various international film festivals. Interestingly it has won the Best Narrative at the Boston Film Festival and will be next screened at the New York Film Festival on August 24, 2011.