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Actress Sameera Reddy, who has
played a glam girl in “No Entry or “Taxi No. 9211″, has done
many a stunt in “Naksha” in the role of a TV journalist.
“It was exciting doing the stunts.
There was a stunt where three of us had to jump from the
Mahabaleshwar plateau. It was a drop of 100 feet into nothing. I
was very scared. But Viveik (Oberoi) said, ‘look I’m right here
beside you and I assure nothing would happen.’ And that gave me
the courage.
“In ‘Musafir’ too I had done all
my stunts. But in this film it was different. It had kind of
real action. But thanks to Allen Amin, the action director, I
felt safe.”
Sameera and Viveik got along
like a house on fire from day one.
“Viveik is a friend. He was a
lot of fun to work with. We actually had a blast on the sets as
well as off the sets. We had fights with each other throughout
the film and we had fun doing those. Viveik is an intense actor
who prepares a lot before every scene.”
She says apart from Viveik,
Sunny Deol also helped her in executing action scenes safely.
“I have always felt a lot of
respect for Sunny. When I met him for the first time I found him
to be such a cool guy. There is also so much to learn from him
in acting and action departments. He used to teach me and guide
me in my action sequences. He made sure I was always doing it
right,” said Sameera.
Talking about her role she said:
“It’s a very cute role. I play a city girl. She is a travel show
presenter. She is someone who loves to take good care of herself
and enjoys modern-day self-grooming.
“And when she finds herself in
the middle of nowhere with two men the adventure begins.”
“Naksha” is reportedly the first
adventure flick made in India, and Sameera feels that it will
appeal to everybody.
“The film would cater to all
kinds of audiences. And it feels good when kids go and watch
your film.
“The film has a lot of humour
and action. Though the film would fall into the action-adventure
genre, it wouldn’t necessarily cater to a selected audience.”
The film has been shot in Kullu
Manali, New Zealand and Thailand.
“We are so used to being in safe
and well-protected places. This movie was shot in places which
seem to be in the middle of nowhere. I used to love going out
for walks. We even had a chance to shoot with the local tribes.”
Sameera says she got to know the
tribal people and describes them as fun-loving.
“I had a blast with them. They
really make the best of their lives. Whenever we took a break
the pygmies would come up and start dancing.
“These people are real
performers and true entertainers. There is a song sequence shot
with around 100 of them dancing.”
On the film’s music she said:
“‘Shake what your mama gave you’ is my favourite song. There is
also a Punjabi song with the pygmies and the three of us.” |
