Shilpa paid 3 crores for 'Big Brother' !

Shilpa Shetty have been shooting double shifts everyday and been real busy. She has been chosen to play a part in the UK hit reality TV series 'Big Brother'.

She is the first Indian to be a part of it and whopping Rs 3 crores for it, regardless of her winning or losing in the show.

Her glamorous image got her the prestigious assignment. "My sex appeal lies in my body and my body language. My carriage my eyes my smile…everything," she laughs.

Big Brother will feature around 13 celebrity contestants who are closeted in a house for three months with no access to the outside world. Each week, one of them will be voted out by the audience.

Speculation was rife that Shetty would compete with celebrities including pop diva Whitney Houston, party girl Tara Reid and Kevin Federline, the ex-husband of Britney Spears.

India has it's own version of Big Brother, the currently running show Bigg Boss that plays on Sony television every night.