 Fernandez 's first release of 2013 was Race 2 , an ensemble action thriller ( alongside <unk> Ali Khan , John Abraham , <unk> Padukone , <unk> <unk> , and <unk> Kapoor ) ) , described as the " cinematic equivalent of a <unk> novel " by critic Rajeev Masand . She played <unk> , a <unk> <unk> , a role which required her learn fencing and some <unk> . The film emerged as a commercial success , with the domestic gross of more than ₹ 1 billion ( US $ 15 million ) . In a particularly scathing review , <unk> <unk> of NDTV wrote that both Fernandez and Padukone " strut around like wound @-@ up automatons that are all <unk> @-@ up but have nowhere to go . " Fernandez also appeared in an item number ( music video ) titled " <unk> Ki <unk> " for Prabhu Deva 's <unk> <unk> <unk> . 
