{"id":15644,"date":"2017-01-28T20:51:02","date_gmt":"2017-01-29T04:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=15644"},"modified":"2017-01-28T20:51:28","modified_gmt":"2017-01-29T04:51:28","slug":"jackie-chan-scared-of-doing-action-not-a-superhero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/jackie-chan-scared-of-doing-action-not-a-superhero\/","title":{"rendered":"Jackie Chan: Scared of Doing Action, Not a Superhero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jackie Chan and Sonu Sood promote their film \u201cKung Fu Yoga\u201d on \u201cThe Kapil Sharma Show\u201d in Mumbai, Jan. 23. (Press Trust of India)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Known across the globe for his action films, superstar Jackie Chan says that he does gets scared to perform stunts on the screen and insists that he is no superhero. \u2013 #Bollywood @Siliconeer #siliconeer #jackiechan #sonusood #kungfuyoga #indochinarelations @jackiechan @kungfuyoga @beinghuman @SalmanKhan @ShilpaShetty #SalmanKhan #BeingHuman @AamirKhan #AamirKhan @EyeOfJackieChan<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u201cI am motivated to do action because of you (audience). I do get scared to do action. When I do a stunt I think will this be my last shot. When I look around so many fans, the love and warmth, I want to do different kind of films. That\u2019s my goal,\u201d Jackie told reporters here at a promotional event of his upcoming film \u201cKung Fu Yoga.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15628\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15628\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a data-size=\"850x555\" href=\"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15628\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"555\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-02.jpg 850w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-02-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-02-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-02-768x501.jpg 768w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-02-570x372.jpg 570w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-02-400x261.jpg 400w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-02-560x366.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jackie Chan during a promotional event of the movie \u2018Kung Fu Yoga&#8217; in Mumbai, Jan. 23. (Mitesh Bhuvad\/PTI)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know how many years I can continue making films and doing action but as long as I can I will do it,\u201d the 62-year-old actor said.<\/p>\n<p>Jackie arrived in Mumbai, Jan. 23, for the Indian-Sino venture \u201cKung Fu Yoga\u201d and was welcomed at the airport by his co-star Sonu Sood.<\/p>\n<p>He later shot \u201cThe Kapil Sharma Show\u201d before heading to his hotel in suburban Juhu to address the media.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15629\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15629\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a data-size=\"850x1230\" href=\"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15629\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"1230\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-03.jpg 850w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-03-104x150.jpg 104w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-03-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-03-768x1111.jpg 768w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-03-708x1024.jpg 708w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-03-257x372.jpg 257w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-03-398x576.jpg 398w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-03-400x579.jpg 400w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-03-560x810.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jackie Chan during a promotional event of the movie \u2018Kung Fu Yoga&#8217; in Mumbai, Jan. 23. (Mitesh Bhuvad\/PTI)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cWho Am I\u201d star couldn\u2019t stop heaping praises on Sonu Sood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe (Sonu) is tough. We learn martial arts first and then do films. He doesn\u2019t look that strong but he is. He learnt all of it in one week, he knew the timing and rhythm,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15630\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15630\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a data-size=\"850x641\" href=\"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15630\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"641\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-04.jpg 850w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-04-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-04-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-04-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-04-493x372.jpg 493w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-04-764x576.jpg 764w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-04-400x302.jpg 400w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-04-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-04-560x422.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jackie Chan and Sonu Sood during a promotional event of the movie &#8216;Kung Fu Yoga&#8217; in Mumbai, Jan. 23. (Mitesh Bhuvad\/PTI)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jackie thinks beside Sonu, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan are good at action.<\/p>\n<p>When asked who is the best action star in Bollywood, he said, \u201cIt is difficult to say. Aamir Khan, Salman Khan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Oscars came to me, I did not go to Oscars: Jackie Chan<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15631\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15631\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a data-size=\"850x574\" href=\"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15631\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"574\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-05.jpg 850w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-05-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-05-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-05-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-05-551x372.jpg 551w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-05-400x270.jpg 400w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-05-560x378.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jackie Chan, Sonu Sood and Shilpa Shetty during a promotional event of the movie &#8216;Kung Fu Yoga&#8217; in Mumbai, Jan. 23. (Mitesh Bhuvad\/PTI)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After spending 56 years in the movies, Jackie Chan received the honorary Oscar in 2016, but the action star says he does not work for awards and his only motivation are his fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I make or do any film I don\u2019t think of awards or anything. (My films were considered) cheap action comedy movies. I don\u2019t care as I am not for awards I am for the audience. Even if my films do well at the box office or not do good, or people watch my films or don\u2019t watch my films I will continue to risk my life for every movie,\u201d Jackie told reporters in Mumbai.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey saw (referring to his work) after 56 years I did not change; I was doing the same thing, which is why they decided to give me the Oscar. I think one should continue to do their best always. Oscars came to me and I did not go to Oscars,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The 62-year-old action star was awarded an honorary Oscar at the Eighth Annual Governors Awards at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p><b>When Salman Khan Met Jackie Chan<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Jackie Chan was in Mumbai to promote his upcoming action-adventure film \u201cKung Fu Yoga\u201d and the action star met Bollywood superstar Salman Khan during his visit.<\/p>\n<p>The 51-year-old actor took to social media to share a picture with Chan in which they can be seen holding two stuffed panda toys with a tag \u201cUNICEF: For every child.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 62-year-old martial art expert, who is a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, had arrived in Mumbai, Jan. 23, for the promotion of the Stanley Tong-directed film.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Salman had tweeted the official trailer of the film where he thanked Chan for providing an opportunity to his \u201cDabangg\u201d co-star, Sonu Sood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you @EyeOfJackieChan for giving this film to my Chedi Singh @SonuSood. This is the coolest,\u201d wrote the actor.<\/p>\n<p><b>I want to do a Bollywood love story: Jackie Chan<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15633\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15633\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a data-size=\"850x1394\" href=\"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15633\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"1394\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-07.jpg 850w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-07-91x150.jpg 91w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-07-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-07-768x1260.jpg 768w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-07-624x1024.jpg 624w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-07-227x372.jpg 227w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-07-351x576.jpg 351w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-07-400x656.jpg 400w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-07-560x918.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15633\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jackie Chan dances with Raveena Tandon while promoting his film \u201cKung Fu Yoga\u201d on \u201cThe Kapil Sharma Show\u201d in Mumbai, Jan. 23. (Press Trust of India)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jackie Chan says he wants to do a Bollywood film that has elements of romance and dance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to do it (Hindi film). Ask some Bollywood director to hire me. No more action for me, I want to do dance and do a love story. I tried very hard to do it (Bollywood film) but the script did not work out. But after 11 years I am here. It\u2019s one of my dream I want to do it (Bollywood film),\u201d Jackie told reporters in Mumbai at a promotional event of his upcoming film \u201cKung Fu Yoga.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would want to come again to India. I come here for film festivals, charity and for films. I know you all love me and even I love you all,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><b>When Shilpa Shetty touched Jackie Chan\u2019s feet<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15632\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15632\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a data-size=\"850x604\" href=\"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15632\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"604\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-06.jpg 850w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-06-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-06-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-06-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-06-524x372.jpg 524w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-06-811x576.jpg 811w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-06-400x284.jpg 400w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PAGE-ENT-JACKIE-06-560x398.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jackie Chan, Sonu Sood and Shilpa Shetty during a promotional event of the movie &#8216;Kung Fu Yoga&#8217; in Mumbai, Jan. 23. (Mitesh Bhuvad\/PTI)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Shilpa Shetty says she is an ardent fan of international action star Jackie Chan and touched his feet out of respect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not here as Shilpa Shetty the actor or Yoga enthusiast. I am here as an ardent and crazy fan of Jackie Chan, \u201c Shilpa told reporters at a promotional event of \u201cKung Fu Yoga.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe in life if you think about something from heart it does manifest. I became an actor due to him. I have never been star struck in my life but only &#8230; Jackie Chan.<\/p>\n<p>(I) Touched his feet out of respect,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Shilpa introduced the action star to the media.<\/p>\n<p>The 41-year-old actress-producer reveals she learnt karate only because of Chan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is a legendary and biggest action star. He is doing action since 56 years and it\u2019s amazing,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI used to wait for outtakes.. I realized if you want to be a legend put in all the hard work. He made all the difficult stunts look easy due to his hard work,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>According to the \u201cLife In A&#8230; Metro\u201d actress the best part about Chan\u2019s films is that there is not much blood in the action sequences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jackie Chan and Sonu Sood promote their film \u201cKung Fu Yoga\u201d on \u201cThe Kapil Sharma Show\u201d in Mumbai, Jan. 23. (Press Trust of India) Known across the globe for his action films, superstar Jackie Chan says that he does gets scared to perform stunts on the screen and insists that he is no superhero. \u2013&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/jackie-chan-scared-of-doing-action-not-a-superhero\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":15622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[2834,33,2833,2830,2832,2391,2835,147,2831],"class_list":["post-15644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-being-human","tag-bollywood","tag-indo-china-relations","tag-jackie-chan","tag-kung-fu-yoga","tag-salman-khan","tag-shilpa-shetty","tag-siliconeer","tag-sonu-sood"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15644\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}