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DIANA GETS INTO ACTION MODE

The actor will be seen performing intense action sequences for her next film with John Abraham

- Pooja Sharma Sneha Mahadevan

After portraying the shy, girl-next-door in her debut film Cocktail (2012), followed by the bubbly Happy in Happy Bhag Jayegi (2016), Diana Penty is all set to surprise the audience with her first ever action-oriented role in her next film, tentativel­y titled Shantivaan. The pretty actress will be seen doing hard-core action in her first action-drama venture, starring John Abraham. The film will be directed by Abhishek Sharma and is a John Abraham production as well. A source reveals, “Shantivaan is a gripping action thriller, based on the real life events that took place in 1998, around the successful nuclear tests conducted by India at the Indian Army’s Pokhran Test Range in

People don’t expect them (actors) to be intelligen­t or to make sense. We only take a few actors seriously. SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT, ACTOR If you are playing a fabulous character in a not so great story, I don’t think it will be effective. For me, it’s all about the story. DIANA PENTY, ACTOR

Jaisalmer (Rajasthan). Diana is excited about the movie since it’s based on a true story and also because this is her first film in the action-drama genre. She will be undergoing intense action training in order to achieve the correct techniques, speed and flexibilit­y required to play her part in the film.” In an earlier interview with us, Diana had said that she wants to experiment with different genres. “I don’t want to restrict myself to one particular genre. For me, it’s all about the story. If I can be part of a good story, that’s all I care about. If you are playing a fabulous character in a not so great story, I don’t think it will be effective.”

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