Sonakshi signs Amrita Pritam film after ARM's next

By Joginder Tuteja

The actress will start training with experts from LA in January for AR Murugadoss's film scheduled to roll a month later.

Six months ago, it was announced with much fanfare that Sonakshi Sinha will pair up with her Holiday director AR Murugadoss for a woman-centric action flick. The film was supposed to roll in November but nothing has been heard about it since.

Now, Mirror has learnt that Sonakshi will start shooting for the yet-to-be-titled film from February. Though the makers have denied any resemblance to Charlie's Angels, Lara Croft or the Kill Bill series, a source close to the production asserts that it is a hard-hitting commercial film, miles away from the R...Rajkumars and Action Jacksons that have projected Sonakshi as a damsel in distress.

"It is an adaptation of Kumar Santha's Tamil film Mouna Guru where Arulnithi played the male protagonist, a hot-tempered college student who gets embroiled in a web of lies, deceit and a crime. In the Hindi version, Murugadoss has gone in for a role reversal for his favourite Bollywood actress. Sonakshi plays an angry young woman in the film," informs the source, adding that this is her first heroine-centric film.

While the other actors are still being confirmed, Sonakshi is already gearing up for some heavy-duty action scenes. "Experts from Los Angeles are being flown down and her training begins mid-January," adds the source.

The actress admits that it's her New Year's resolution to do different genres of films and is glad she'll be starting 2015 with this one. "A woman-centric film is not just a first for him but for me as well. Murugadoss's films are known for their great content. In addition, I'll get an opportunity to do some real action which I am really looking forward to," beams Sonakshi.

It's been a busy time for the actress with two back-to-back releases, Action Jackson and Lingaa, and a third, Tevar, coming up in early January, followed by Murugadoss's film a month later. "I won't say I've conquered the world since there's still so much more to be explored. But it's a decent achievement for a 27 year old who didn't want to be an actor," says Sonakshi. "I slogged for four years, did 12 films, because I was at the right place at the right time. This film too will be a first-of-its-kind experience."

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