Popular Nepali actress Bipana Thapa has signed a contract to play the lead role in an English movie “Remember me”, Nepal Samacharpatra said Wednesday.

“There are no vulgar scenes in the movie unlike other Hollywood ones,” Thapa told the daily. “Therefore, I accepted the role.”

“In addition, this was not merely the matter of monetary gains. This is, in fact, a matter of pride for all Nepalis. So I decided to play the role,” she added.

Golden Sun Movies of England and JMT Production of Singapore are the joint producers of the movie, according to the daily.

UK, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia will be the shooting locations for the film that has a script of East-West and the struggle of a girl, the daily said.

“I will be back to Nepal after one month,” Thapa, who will be off to London on Thursday, said.

The producers, then in Kathmandu, first saw her in television screen receiving “Gorkha Dakshin Bahu” medal from the King a few weeks ago. Impressed, they contacted her and took many photos before finally selecting her for the lead role, the daily said.

“Earlier Karishma Kapoor, a popular Bollywood actress, was chosen for the role, but due to her high demands for money, the producers dropped her,” the daily added.