Bollywood beauty Dia Mirza, who has shed her delicate doll image for the upcoming film 'Acid Factory', insists that she is one of the heroes in the movie and not a heroine.

"My character is called Max, who is a daredevil. She is no less than a man, as you can understand from the name itself. You can say I play a hero in the movie, not a heroine," Mirza says.

The 27-year-old actress, who had to perform a number of stunts and action sequences in the film, says that the character of Max is like an alter-ego of herself, but is not a tomboy.

The former Miss Asia Pacific says that her look was re-vamped in the film to suit her character.

"My look in the film is quite opposite to that of my real life. It has been stylised by Shantanu and Nikhil, who had to keep it feminine as well as very structured and strong. There aren't many changes because it is a single day's story,so I wear a full-bodied black suit for the most part," says Mirza.

The actress, who believes that strength lies in the will and not in physical capability, had to go through rigorous training to gather strength to be able to do the action scenes in 'Acid Factory'.

"I had to undergo 5-6 months of functional training which strengthens your core, then I trained in action for three weeks," said Mirza, who made her mark in Bollywood with her debut film 'Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein' in 2001.

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