Jacqueline got kicked, isn’t complaining
The portrayal of action sequences in films is more realistic than ever now! And most actors who skip body doubles, train hard to do justice to their part. So did Jacqueline Fernandez for her upcoming film, Race 3. The trailer of the film shows her in fight mode, and the actor shares that while shooting the film, she got hit a couple of times, for real!
“I’ve been part of big action centric films in the past — for Dishoom — but this is the first time I have gone all out and done action with Race 3. Daisy (Shah) and I have a massive cat fight in the film and it’s one of the hardest action sequences I’ve done in my life. In the movie, Daisy actually hits me and while shooting, she has kicked me hard several times,” says Jacqueline.
Her onscreen character, Jessica, is a “badass performing daredevil action”, says a source, who reveals that Jacqueline underwent more than two months of intense training in mixed martial arts. “She rigorously worked upon her flexibility and agility, as her character was required to perform hand-to-hand combat.”
The source adds that the film’s director, Remo D’Souza, was inclined towards getting the best action shots from the actor. “Jacqueline was aware that she has signed up for the challenge of hardcore action in sync with the requirements of the Race franchise. Remo was keen to capture real instances... Every action sequence in the film is performed to perfection. Jacqueline was keen to deliver to her director’s vision and took it upon herself to dedicatedly practice and perform action without anybody double,” says the source.