Cher roped in for musical 'Burlesque'.

Byline: ANI

Washington, June 24 (ANI): Singer/actress Cher has been roped in along with Christina Aguilera

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Some statements may be disputed, incorrect, , biased or otherwise objectionable. to star in a musical film named Burlesque burlesque (bûrlĕsk`) [Ital.,=mockery], form of entertainment differing from comedy or farce in that it achieves its effects through caricature, ridicule, and distortion. It differs from satire in that it is devoid of any ethical element. .

According to Variety, Aguilera, 28, will play a small-town girl from Iowa who moves to L.A. and lands work at a neo-burlesque club run by Cher.

Screen Gems president Clint Culpepper said he has been lobbying Cher for years to return to films.

"She brings a soulfulness and gravitas grav·i·tas
n.
1. Substance; weightiness: a frivolous biography that lacks the gravitas of its subject.

2. to this character that will ground the story," People magazine quoted Culpepper as saying.

"The only person who was more excited than I am is Christina," he added. (ANI)

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