Rani overcomes hydrophobia

Rani Mukerji’s much-awaited film Mardaani 2 has gripped one and all with its storyline. For a particular chase sequence, Rani overcame hydrophobia to hunt down her cold-blooded nemesis. Rani reveals, “There was a scene in the film that required me to do an underwater action sequence. When I heard it for the first time during the script narration by Gopi, the director, I was quite disturbed because, honestly, I have fear of water. I realised it was going to be a huge challenge for me to do this particular underwater sequence.”

Rani, who then took out time to learn swimming, says, “We finished shooting the film in June and because I was so scared to even attempt doing the underwater sequence, I kept delaying the practice sessions.”

The actress finally mustered courage and learnt swimming! Rani concludes, “I am pretty proud of myself today that I dealt with my demon. I am glad that Gopi put this sequence in the film because I have finally overcome my fear of water and now I can gladly swim in a pool, if not in the sea.”