MUMBAI— Jade Goody, a former contestant on "Big Brother," arrived in India on Friday reportedly to appear in a similar show hosted by the Bollywood star whom she was accused of racially taunting.


Goody sparked an international row during her time on Big Brother by leading a verbal attack on fellow contestant Shilpa Shetty, calling the Indian actress "Shilpa Poppadom" and poking fun at her cooking.


The former dental nurse was evicted through an audience vote from the show, which Shetty ultimately won.


Goody, 27, was on Friday whisked away by the organisers of India's "Big Boss" show after she landed in Mumbai, an AFP photographer said.


Sonia Huria, spokeswoman for "Big Boss," declined to confirm or deny that Goody was to be involved.


"The nature of the programme is such that we cannot reveal who is going to participate," she said.


But industry sources in Mumbai said Goody would be a contestant, with Shetty acting as host.
The 84-day programme is slated to have 14 contestants whose identities will only be revealed when it starts on the Colors channel on Sunday.


Goody visited India last year and said she had donated money she earned from the controversy-ridden TV "reality" show to poor Indian children.


Gordon Brown, now prime minister, stepped into the 2007 dispute, saying her remarks had rightly been seen as offensive.