United Kingdom, Feb. 5 -- Lana Condor "lost 28 pounds" in preparation for 'Ballerina Overdrive'.

The 27-year-old actress embarked on an intense fitness plan ahead of shooting the action movie, and Lana admitted that it was a more physically demanding role than anything she's previously done.

The actress - who stars alongside Iris Apatow, Maddie Ziegler and Uma Thurman in the movie - told Collider: "'Ballerina Overdrive' is the heaviest action I've ever done. It was so intense. I trained for a year for that. I lost 28 pounds for that."

The film centres on ballet troupe who have to escape for their lives after their bus breaks down en route to a dance competition.

Lana actually combined her regular workouts with ballet classes as part o...