Mumbai, Mar 27: After playing demure village belle in ‘Dabangg', newbie Sonakshi now wants to do something different and has signed ‘Race 2', a sequel to Abbas Mastan's ‘Race'.
“I believe as an actress one must do different roles. I wanted to change my image from being a traditional girl to a glamorous one. So I signed ‘Race 2',” Sonakshi said, on the sidelines of FICCI Frames awards.
Director duo Abbas-Mustan wants Sonakshi to do away with her ‘gaon ki gori' image and look stylish and chic so the actress is busy shedding extra pounds.
I had to first lose weight for my debut film. Now I have to get into even better shape for my two upcoming films ‘Joker' and ‘Race 2', the 23-year-old actress said.
Sonakshi, daughter of veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha has replaced the sultry actress Bipasha Basu in the sequel to ‘Race'.
Sonakshi would be seen next opposite Akshay Kumar in Shirish Kunder's ‘Joker', a 3D film. Then there is ‘Race 2' alongside Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, John Abraham and Deepika Padukone. These two films will be released this year.
Besides, she will be seen again opposite Salman Khan in ‘Kick', an action film, which is a remake of a Tamil film while in ‘Vishwaroop' Sonakshi will be paired opposite Kamal Hassan. PTI
