Excited as she is about attempting the genre, the actor admits it comes with its share of perils. “It’s physically exhausting and emotionally challenging. I have to keep doing the same scene over and over again to ensure I have got it right. The sequence may appear simple on screen, but the work that goes into it is elaborate,” says Leone, who joins Sonnalli Seygall in the “gun fu” series, indicating a marriage of guns and kung fu. 

As part of the prep, she familiarised herself with kickboxing. “I have learnt some ancient martial art forms and kickboxing, but it hasn’t been as extensive as I had initially expected. Shooting with Vikram sir is easy as there is an emphasis on styling the sequences perfectly. When I watched the unedited action footage, I was surprised to see how authentic it looked.”