MUMBAI: Two-time Academy award nominee and winner of best actress at the Cannes and Berlin film festivals, Isabelle Adjani, is in Mumbai to shoot her first Hindi film, Preity Zinta‘s Ishkq in Paris.

It is said that it wasn‘t easy getting an actress of such international repute on board. However, with Zinta around, director Prem Raj‘s international connections came in handy. It took him a few visits to France to convince Adjani, who was eventually impressed with the script and characterisation.

Adjani, it is said, doesn‘t really have an extended cameo but there are quite a few powerful scenes where Adjani and Zinta share the same frame.

Ishkq in Paris, a passionate love story set against the backdrop of Paris‘ high-flying fashion world, is scheduled for a September release.