Jacqueline Fernandez turns a sexy siren!

After launching the logo, the first look of Saif Ali Khan, John Abraham as well as her own look in Race 2, on Twitter, Deepika Padukone now discloses the sexy siren Jacqueline Fernandez’s look.

Posing against the sunlit backdrop, Jacqueline never looked this hot. It is heard that, the Sri Lankan beauty has quite a few action scenes in the movie and that she training under two international trainers for her stunts.

A source reveals, “Jackie wanted to be in the best shape possible for Race 2 as she wanted to do her stunts herself without a stunt or body double. She has been training under two international trainers – one from Vietnam for her martial arts training and the other from Canada for her physical training – to reduce her body fat and build lean muscle while increasing strength.”

“She undergoes intense workouts and stunt training that follows 90 minutes of dance training. Her intense gym training includes weights along with steady state cardio and interval training exercises. She also does Bikram Yoga for flexibility and core balance,” the source further added.

The poster that features the entire cast including Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez, Anil Kapoor and Ameesha Patel will release on November 11, 2012. The trailer will go live in theaters on Nov 13, along with Jab Tak Hai Jaan and Son Of Sardar. However, the Race 2 trailer will release on Nov 12.

Deepika out, Priyanka in for Race sequel!

Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra

Now that Deepika Paukone has reportedly walked out from Ramesh Taurani’s sequel to the 2008 thriller Race, it is heard that Priyanka Chopra is most likely to step into Deepika’s shoes. The actress has gone through the script and is said to have liked it.

A source close to the project tells, “It would be rather nice if Priyanka accepts the offer. She had been considered for the role earlier as well. She is aware of the script. So there won’t be any time lost over narration. Things can easily fall into place”.

Priyanka Chopra is presently in Hyderabad, shooting for Rakesh Roshan’s Krrish 3. The actress will meet Taurani as soon as she returns to Mumbai.

Deepika shows her oomph and sex quotient in ‘Race 2'

In conclusion all rumors about the female cast in Race 2 come to an end, with Deepika Padukone confirming the news about her being in it.

Deepika has been the original choice of the makers and they are very glad they have her lastly.

A source tells, “After Katrina Kaif’s sizzling chemistry in Race, the producers and directors were keen to take the sizzle quotient to the next level in the sequel. And Deepika has that oomph and sex appeal to take that chemistry a couple of notches ahead.”

Siting date issues, Deepika Padukone opted out of Race 2. However, the dates are sorted out and DP has confirmed her presence in the film, herself. She is being paid a huge fee, too.

Now, with Deepika being a part of the film, she will be acting opposite Saif Ali Khan, marking this as her forth film with the actor.

Deepika posts, “And the ‘RACE’ begins…”. She has started shooting for the flick already. The movie hit theaters late next year.

Ex-lovers John & Bipasha team up only for Race 2

John Abraham, Bipasha Basu

Ever since their decade-long relationship came to an end in February 2011, John Abraham and Bipasha Basu have avoided crossing paths. In fact, in the not-so-distant-past, a source revealed that the two, who were filming at Filmistan studios for their respective films, blatantly ignored each other.

However, it seems that John and Bipasha are done avoiding each other, at least for the sake of their professional endeavours.

A source told Mumbai Mirror that the two, who have claimed to be enjoying singlehood, have agreed to do two scenes together for Abbas-Mustan's Race 2, which will be produced by Ramesh Taurani.

The source explained, "When Bipasha was shooting at Filmistan for Players in stage number 6, John was there too filming for Sajid Khan's Housefull 2 in stage number 3.

They came face-to-face several times, but completely avoided each other. Everyone on the sets noticed how they intentionally kept their distance from each other.But now the two, who have been cast in Abbas-Mustan's Race 2, have been asked to do two scenes together. And both of them have agreed."

When contacted, director Mustan confirmed, "Yes, John Abraham and Bipasha Basu will be shooting two scenes together for Race 2 .We narrated the story and scenes to both of them and like true professionals, they have committed to shoot together without any restrictions. '

While John remained unavailable for comment, Bipasha told Mumbai Mirror, "I have nothing to say about it. I share a very good rapport with the filmmakers and so, I would do whatever they want me to do for the film.I have nothing more to say about it ''