Action Replay

Directed by Kookie V Gulati,the film,says Oberoi is a very important for his career.

“Whereas shootings usually get over in three months,I gave five months just for training alone,” he says. Oberoi went through stunt biking sessions with Alan Amin,martial arts classes with a Thai expert,parkour with an expert from England and extensive cable training. “Every morning I was skateboarding across potholed roads of Mumbai tied to a motorbike,” he laughs,talking about his refusal to have a double perform the stunts,even if that meant jumping from rooftops or dodging bullets in the streets of South Africa. “I am an adrenaline junkie and I did all this to be proficient,prepared and confident for the actual shot,” he adds.

After several setbacks in his career,Oberoi feels that Prince will prove to be the defining moment for him. “It is about an intelligent thief being chased by national and international security agencies. It is a proper entertainer,” he says.

Oberoi will also be seen in an upcoming Government of India and Wizcraft designed 200 crore-Broadway show,Kingdom of Dreams. There is also the much-awaited Ram Gopal Varma project Rakta Charitra. “I return to work with him after seven years and this biopic is worth it,” he says.

Co-actor Neeru Bajwa is rather demure about her sizzling role in the movie. “I’m one of the love interests and have my share of action,” she says. As for Taurani,he has six more films lined up. “Gulati will direct a couple of them. I have Raj Kumar Santoshi doing one,Vinnil Markin another and Aziz Mirza’s son will direct one,” he signs off.