At a time when going ultraglam seems to be the only 'talent' required to be heroine material in Bollywood, Sonakshi Sinha is naturally going all out to change the desi girl image she acquired in her debut film Dabangg. In her new film Son Of Sardar (SOS), a romantic thriller, which Sonakshi signed recently opposite Ajay Devgn, the actress has decided to go sexy and westernised with vengeance and also lose weight to fit into trendy attire. And so, ace designer Manish Malhotra is all set to chalk out a hip-and-happening wardrobe for Sonakshi's look in the film, which also stars Sanjay Dutt and Juhi Chawla, and is directed by Atithi Tum Kab Jaaoge? maker Ashwini Dhir.

Sonakshi, in fact, recently made it clear that she will only have Manish design her wardrobe for the film - or for any other film that she does in the future, for that matter. That was also the reason why Ajay and his co-producer of the film, N.R. Pachisia, wasted no time in signing Manish as the costume designer as soon as Sonakshi was finalised for the project and even before the rest of the crew was decided.

"It's good to look different in every new photo shoot or film. All my filmmakers want me to wear the sari after Dabangg but I will try and mix it up," Sonakshi recently said. While details are yet to be drawn out on Sonakshi's wardrobe for the film, the buzz is that Manish might give her lots of casual attire, including tees, denims, capris and short dresses.

Shatrughan Sinha's 24-year-old daughter took the industry by storm with her debut act as a smalltown girl in Dabangg last year and drew applauds for the way she matched superstar Salman Khan's screen presence. She has been flooded with offers since then. SOS apart, biggies starring Sonakshi that are scheduled to release over the next year include Joker and Rowdy Rathore opposite Akshay Kumar, Dabangg 2 and Kick opposite Salman, and Lootera opposite Ranveer Singh. Although she goes for a westernised makeover in SOS, Sonakshi has, however, made it clear that she will not be seen sporting a bikini on screen.

While Sonakshi will go all out with glamour in SOS, co-star Ajay is all set to don a turbaned Sikh look in the film. Sonakshi, however, isn't giving up her desi USP totally. "I am proud of my 'desi-ness' and that is the image I am being asked to play out on screen in most of my upcoming films. But it is always good to keep scope for change," she said. The shooting for SOS, a remake of the 2010 Telugu hit, Maryada Ramanna, starts in Patiala this week.