Fans of Jacqueline Fernandez can now watch the actor in Race 2 . Her action sequences in the upcoming movie have made quite a wave. Jacqueline is keeping her fingers crossed for this film as she believes Race 2 will decide her future in Bollywood. She talks about her workout, her role, the latest trend of sequels and more. Excerpts from the interview.
A lot has been said about your look in Race 2 . You look leaner.
Everything was incorporated into my workout — sometimes we did acrobatics, gymnastics, even taekwondo and kickboxing. I had gruelling training sessions and learnt different forms of martial arts. My character has to look really fit in the fencing scene as well as all the other scenes.
So was it painful or easy to train for a the role?
I enjoyed training for these action sequences because I enjoyed doing them. Besides gymnastics, I also do yoga. When we had to shoot the action sequences, we were completely prepared for it. It was great fun.
How would you describe your character in the film?
All the characters in Race have shades of grey; everyone has a very dark side to them and is harbouring dark secrets. That’s the same with my character as well. It’s an action-oriented role. It will be as shocking as the prequel. That is the essence of Race — shock value and lots of twists and turns.
You are paired with John Abraham and again after Housefull 2. Before this you were paired with him in Housefull 2 .
He is very easy to work with. We share a good equation. It makes it really easy for an actor if you get along with your co-star and understand each other. It was really good to work with him again.
What about the other stars in this multi-starrer?
I didn’t get to share much screen space with Anil Kapoor and Amisha Patel, we just shot two songs together. But we have some scenes with Deepika Padukone and Saif Ali Khan, they were both equally nice and professional, we got along well.
You have been part of Murder 2 and Housefull 2 , which were both hits; sequels seem to have worked for you. Actually number 2 has been quite lucky for me. And I am hoping that Race 2 does well. Abbas Mastan have an amazing style. I think Race 2 is going to do amazingly well.
You have been part of many sequel/franchise films. Does that make it your acting job difficult for you to be able to live up to the expectations from the film?
These films had new plots, so you can’t go on the set and play your character according to expectations. Your character is different and there’s a reason for your character to be there. You should bring in uniqueness to that character. Then people won’t compare because you have brought something very different to the table.
How is Race 2 different from the first film?
Race 2 begins exactly where Race finished. They have introduced more characters in the film. Bipasha is also a part of this film. Right now people have caught on to that franchise trend and are eager to see the continuation.
What are your expectations from the film, since the prequel was such a hit?
The 100-crore club has become over-rated now. But I hope Race 2 makes it to the 200 crore club (laughs).
Which are your upcoming projects in 2013?
Hopefully Race 2 will decide that.
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