India, Sept. 10 -- For Tewfik Jallab, the success of Paris Has Fallen has brought recognition, but also a challenge he is keenly aware of: not letting one role define him. As he returns as Vincent Taleb in the second season, Apollo Has Fallen, Jallab is already thinking beyond the action-hero image the franchise could cement. "When you do a job and when you're trying to do as good as you can, people want to lock you in, especially like action hero or whatever. And I'm trying to break this lock as often as I could," he tells us. The response to the first season, he admits, exceeded expectations. "When you work, you expect that people like what you do. But (that happening) like worldwide, it was amazing," says Jallab, adding, "I have worked a lot on it, so we wanted that." With the second season, the 44-year-old was keen to retain one element from the first. "What I didn't want to lose is the relationship between Zara (played by British-Indian actor Ritu Arya) and Vincent," he says. The action, meanwhile, remains a part he embraces. Asked if he prefers doing his own action sequences, Jallab is unequivocal: "Totally. 100% action is done by me, and I loved every second of it." But his choices between the two seasons show why he does not want to be confined to the genre. "I try my best to not be boxed. Between two seasons, I shot two feature films, a musical and another one about two gypsy brothers. So I kind of felt that I was blessed to be able to play something else, and break the mould," Jallab says. However, that does not mean he is looking to move away from action. Instead, the actor wants roles that allow him to explore more than physicality. "I love action. To me, it's more than just two people shooting at each other. So I am trying to find that kind of balance, because I feel I have a lot of skills and there are a lot of things that I wish to and I am capable of playing," he explains. Jallab also says the scale of the franchise's international response is something he experiences at a distance. "I am happy to know that we are getting the love, but I didn't really feel it. Seeing we are shooting eight months a year, we live under a rock. So when you tell us that, that's good information for me," he ends with a laugh....