Fondly called Lady Bruce Lee of Sandalwood, actor Ayesha Habib, is remembered for her hard-core action sequences. Her kicks and punches in films like Chennamma IPS and Bhairavi IPS had become a sensation at their time. Ayesha is now back, kicking and punching as only she can in Jana Gana Mana, which has released today.
Ayesha has been trained in mixed martial art form for as long as she can remember. And her guru is none other than her father Habib, who is a master in mixed martial arts.
She packed her first punch when she was barely one and as she grew older, she was later taken through a series of rigorous training in all forms of martial arts. "By five or six, I had learnt Judo, Karate, Gymnastics, kick-boxing and Taekwondo. This helped me handle any role given to me with confidence. I am glad that I was not confined to a particular art form," Ayesha tells Metrolife.
The actor feels that it is the only discipline that has brought her so far. Her day begins at 4 in the morning. She trains two hours in the morning and two hours in the evening every day.
"The training gets a little rigorous when I am working on a film. I practise extra hard to get the action sequences right," she adds.
How does she feel being called as the next action queen or Lady Bruce Lee? " I feel I dont deserve to equated to Bruce Lee because he is a legend and Ive just got started. I feel guilty sometimes but I am overwhelmed by the appreciation coming my way," she adds. She says that her fans keep her going. "Feedback from my fans add a lot of meaning to the sacrifices that go into perfecting my stunts. I am happy working in action-oriented projects because I get to be both the hero and heroine," she says.
About her favourite on-screen martial art hero? Ayesha, says I am a die-hard fan of Shivarajkumar because I think he can pull off both action roles and dark characters very well. I also admire Allu Arjun for his original style."
Talking about her role in Jana Gana Mana, Ayesha says, "I play a cop. Theres a twist in the tale when I am posted in a trouble-prone district where even senior police officers dread to go. But I take up the challenge and I am given a very complicated case which I manage to solve after a lot of struggle. My character is tough," says Ayesha.
The action queen confesses that she yearns to do different characters. "I have never seen myself laugh on screen because all the roles offered to are action-oriented. I would like to do a romantic film," she says.
Ayesha has been trained in mixed martial art form for as long as she can remember. And her guru is none other than her father Habib, who is a master in mixed martial arts.
She packed her first punch when she was barely one and as she grew older, she was later taken through a series of rigorous training in all forms of martial arts. "By five or six, I had learnt Judo, Karate, Gymnastics, kick-boxing and Taekwondo. This helped me handle any role given to me with confidence. I am glad that I was not confined to a particular art form," Ayesha tells Metrolife.
The actor feels that it is the only discipline that has brought her so far. Her day begins at 4 in the morning. She trains two hours in the morning and two hours in the evening every day.
"The training gets a little rigorous when I am working on a film. I practise extra hard to get the action sequences right," she adds.
How does she feel being called as the next action queen or Lady Bruce Lee? " I feel I dont deserve to equated to Bruce Lee because he is a legend and Ive just got started. I feel guilty sometimes but I am overwhelmed by the appreciation coming my way," she adds. She says that her fans keep her going. "Feedback from my fans add a lot of meaning to the sacrifices that go into perfecting my stunts. I am happy working in action-oriented projects because I get to be both the hero and heroine," she says.
About her favourite on-screen martial art hero? Ayesha, says I am a die-hard fan of Shivarajkumar because I think he can pull off both action roles and dark characters very well. I also admire Allu Arjun for his original style."
Talking about her role in Jana Gana Mana, Ayesha says, "I play a cop. Theres a twist in the tale when I am posted in a trouble-prone district where even senior police officers dread to go. But I take up the challenge and I am given a very complicated case which I manage to solve after a lot of struggle. My character is tough," says Ayesha.
The action queen confesses that she yearns to do different characters. "I have never seen myself laugh on screen because all the roles offered to are action-oriented. I would like to do a romantic film," she says.
