Snoop Dogg Debuts in Bollywood

Rapper Snoop Dogg made his Bollywood debut in a film which is being released Friday.

Snoop Dogg, whose real name is Cordozar Calvin Broadus, sings and acts in a romantic comedy entitled, Singh Is Kinng.

Dogg, who combined hip-hop and bhangra for the eponymous title track, appears in the film with leading Bollywood star Akshay Kumar.

The song has shot to the top of the Bollywood music charts and has become a hit at Indian nightclubs.

Vipul Shah, the producer of the film, reportedly told the BBC that Akshay Kumar, the star of the film, and his friends approached Dogg to sing and act in the $11 million film.

He said, "When Dogg was satisfied with the scale of the film, he agreed to be a part of it. The song was filmed with his sensibility and he had creative control."

According to Shah, the song cost $475,000 to record and film.

The lyrics to the song are a combination of English, Hindi, and Punjabi words.

Snoop Dogg now plans to tour India.

He said, "Snoop Dogg has a lot of fans in India and I love 'em right back. Get ready for me."