Sadanandan Lucsam, a film producer from Kerala who made India's first food comedy, 'Salt 'N' Pepper', has signed Britney Spears for a song-and-dance number in his untitled debut Hindi production.

"Britney's song is an integral part of the film. She sings and dances to the title track of the movie, which is a peppy number and will be shot lavishly. It will be a proper Hindi number with some good English lines as well, to make it universal in its appeal," says Sadanandan. The filmmaker claims to have made the payments to one of her agencies. He says he has blocked her dates and is working on the song. According to a report in Times of India.

The producer adds that he will officially announce the name of the project, along with the cast and crew members, closer to when the film goes on floors. "We do not believe in tom-tomming about the project before we start work. We want to make sure that things are in place before we announce the name of the music directors," says Sadanandan.