Brazilian model and actress Jeniffer Piccinato has been getting a lot of positive response for her role of a geologist – Doctor Gabrielle, in the Akshay Kumar-starrer ‘Ram Setu’. The actress recently returned from Hyderabad where she was shooting for her next south project.

Talking about how she got the part in ‘Ram Setu’ and her preparations for the role, Jeniffer said, “I’ve auditioned twice for the part of Dr Gabrielle, my acting coach Jeff Goldberg, referred me to the director Abhishek Sharma. As soon as I was given the script, I started preparing for Gabrielle’s part. I had to change my physical appearance, for that I’d gained weight (10 kgs), kept my natural hair colour and curly hair texture for a more natural look for the character.”

She was also open to doing her own water stunts as she revealed, “My director asked me if I’d...