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<div class="section1"><div class="Normal"><span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Action hero Jackie Chan, in India to shoot for his latest film, says he would love to act in a Bollywood movie</span><br /><br /></div> <div class="Normal" style="" text-align:="" center=""><img src="/photo/891809.cms" alt="/photo/891809.cms" border="0" /></div> <div class="Normal"><br />His face is a mask of intense concentration.Jackie Chan is aware that the roots of Shaolin Kung Fu can be traced to <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Kalaripayattu</span>, Kerala''s ancient martial arts. Far away in Hampi, outside a stone temple, Chan patiently went through a dozen takes of intricate <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">kalari</span> movements for his latest film. "We''ve adapted the basics of <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Kalaripayattu</span> and improvised on them," says the action maestro, who makes no bones about his fascination for India.<br /><br />"I really want to do an Indian film," he says, and slips into flashback mode. "In fact, I tried to start something with a production company in India. We discussed scripts, they gave me a couple of them, I gave them a few ideas -- but eventually, we couldn''t agree on anything." But almost as if to make amends, Chan''s latest action flick is being shot partially in India and also has an Indian co-producer, Bobby Bedi. <br /><br /><br /></div> </div><div class="section2"><div class="Normal"><br />"And there is Mallika," reminds Chan and laughs good-naturedly at the thought of Miss Sherawat. "She is sexy. But she also insisted on doing her own stunts." However, what Chan doesn''t risk is dancing like a true Bollywood hero. "Naah," he says and grins, "I leave that to Mallika. I just hang around when she does the yoga dance in the film." However, it''s not just Mallika he found hot. "I love the spicy pancakes I ate in Hampi," he says. "And there''s curry chicken!"<br /><br />Chan''s fascination for all things Indian has also led him to do a motorcycle commercial. "You have directors with a music video style," he says, referring to ad filmmaker Prasoon Pandey. "We shot in Shanghai and the kind of stuff we did were of international standards. It was a very exciting shoot." But his reason for exploring the Indian market is also a business decision. "I have realised that I have a huge fan following in India and I want to cater to them," he points out.<br /><a href="mailto:suresh.nair@timesgroup.com">suresh.nair@timesgroup.com</a><br /><br /></div> <div align="center" style="position:relative; left: -3"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" align="center" border="0" width="101.3%"> <colgroup> <col width="100.0%" /> </colgroup> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" e6e6e6=""> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">Stanley Tong</span><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">Director, The Myth</span><br /><br /><span style="" color:="" font-weight:="" bold="">"Jackie has become more solid as an actor after his recent Hollywood films. But while shooting an action scene, I still ask him for several retakes and we even end up bickering with each other. The maximum I made him do is 36 retakes for a fight scene in Rumble in the Bronx."</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" white=""> <br /></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" e6e6e6=""> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">Prasoon Pandey</span><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">Ad filmmaker</span><br /><br /><span style="" color:="" font-weight:="" bold="">"He is such a nice guy and down-to-earth. He is also conscientious, and doesn’t think twice before picking up litter on the sets and putting them in the garbage cans. And when it comes to sweating it out in the heat of an outdoor shoot, he would hang around even if he wasn’t required."</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> <div class="Normal"><br /><script language="javascript">doweshowbellyad=0; </script><br /></div> </div>