<p>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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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'.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />"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.<br /><br />How does she feel being called as the next action queen or Lady Bruce Lee? " I feel I don't deserve to equated to Bruce Lee because he is a legend and I've 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.<br />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."<br /><br />Talking about her role in 'Jana Gana Mana', Ayesha says, "I play a cop. There's 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.<br /><br />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.</p>
<p>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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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'.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />"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.<br /><br />How does she feel being called as the next action queen or Lady Bruce Lee? " I feel I don't deserve to equated to Bruce Lee because he is a legend and I've 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.<br />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."<br /><br />Talking about her role in 'Jana Gana Mana', Ayesha says, "I play a cop. There's 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.<br /><br />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.</p>