With a brand new body and a jam-packed social calendar over the next four months, Ameesha Patel is raring to go

Ameesha has just returned back home from a London trip with her business partner Kuunal Goomer. After being on a location hunt for their maiden home-production Paradise Street, they are already feeling the heat back in Mumbai.

But Ameesha's happy that she'll be dodging the summer soon, as she is scheduled to shoot in Istanbul for practically half of next month for Race 2.

A source says, "Ameesha's birthday is on June 9. So she might also be celebrating it in Turkey itself with the entire cast and crew. With lots of interesting things lined up for IIFA Awards (that takes place during the same time), she is trying to squeeze in as much work as possible."

Ameesha who has just completed Shortcut Romeo with Neil Nitin Mukesh, is apparently very excited with the way the film has shaped up. The actor also begins shooting her film with Sunny Deol next week and is very excited about her role in it.

"She will need a gap of at least month in August post-Race 2 to prepare for David Dhawan's film. She needs time get into the skin of character as she will be playing a hooker for the first time, " adds the source.



The source also informed us that the actress is very kicked about a double role in a film that her partner Kuunal Goomer has been working on since a couple of months. "She feels that this double role will be her best role ever and the details of the same shall also be announced soon, " adds the source.

Amidst the hectic schedule, Ameesha and Kuunal who are huge cricket fans will also be watching a couple of IPL games live. In fact the two also plan to invest in the next season of the game.

The actress also feels that Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Mumbai Indians stand a very good chance of entering the finals. Lastly, keeping in shape for films like Race 2, Bhaiyaji Superhit, Paradise Street and Shortcut Romeo is a challenge and she is enjoying every moment of it!