HOME | SCOOP!! & NEWS | BOLLYWOOD Bachna ae guys – Deepika Padukone learns ju-jitsu25th Sept 2008 21.40 IST By Aparajita Ghosh It isn’t an easy feat for any lissome model-turned-actress to undergo the rigours of learning the martial arts. Deepika Padukone did just that and more for her role of a spunky Chinese girl in Nikhil Advani’s film Chandni Chowk To China . The movie narrates the tale of an Indian cook’s journey from Old Delhi to China and back. Akshay Kumar plays the lead role. 
Since Deepika has a lot of action scenes in the film, she decided to do the stunts herself rather than opt for a body double even though it meant a hard and arduous training for not just weeks, but months. To start with, Deepika switched to a high-protein diet and began practicing ju-jitsu, a Japanese form of martial arts that involves unarmed combat of an opponent. The term ju-jitsu literally means ‘gentle skill’. Deepika’s training as an athlete (her father is a badminton champ and her sister is a golfer) helped her in learning the martial arts. But learning the basics of ju-jitsu was just half the battle won. The real test of Deepika’s physical limits came when she trained to do her stunts under Chinese experts who taught her how to balance her body while being suspended mid-air by cables and wires. Deepika also learnt dexterous use of small weapons like knives. This training of hers lasted about four months. During the film’s shooting her co-star Akshay Kumar also guided her in action scenes. Though it was taxing on her body, Deepika today doesn’t rue having undergone the tough preparation. Firstly, she has done her stunts in ‘Chandni Chowk To China’ convincingly. Secondly, she got to learn the skills that will remain with her for life. Guys better think twice before taking panga with her! Related view Deepika Padukone videos (new) view Chandni Chowk To China trailers and videos (new) view Akshay Kumar videos (new) | ALSO READ scoop ~ Saif loves to see Kareena dressed up hot ~ Priyanka Chopra a diehard fan of Michael Jackson ~ Akshay's daring promotional stunt for 'Kambakkht Ishq' ~ 'Ekta has all it takes to win Miss Universe crown' ~ Kambakkht Ishq – Movie Review ~ Don't call me lucky: Katrina ~ Akshay Kumar plans a film for Michael Jackson? ~ I don't believe in luck: Imran Khan ( more in scoop ) happenings ~ Katrina Kaif voted most eligible single female ~ Making love with clothes on! ( more in happenings ) AKC HOT INDEX ECARDS > Valentines Day, New Year, Diwali, Birthday, Valentines, Love, Christmas CardWeaver.com > Birthday, Holi MOVIES Kambakkht Ishq, New York, Paying Guests, Kal Kissne Dekha, 99, Aa Dekhen Zara, Videsh, Billu Barber, Aloo Chaat, Dev. D, Delhi 6, Jashnn , Love Aaj Kal , Kaminey , Rann MUSIC Love Aaj Kal , Jashnn celebs » wallpapers » the celeb A-Z who's in » Freida Pinto | Anushka Sharma | Katrina Kaif | Deepika Padukone | Ranbir Kapoor | Dev Patel | Aishwarya Rai | Abhishek Bachchan | Imran Khan | Shahrukh Khan | Salman Khan | Aamir Khan | Hrithik Roshan | Akshay Kumar | Zayed Khan | Saif Ali Khan | John Abraham | Shahid Kapur | Kareena Kapoor | Vidya Balan | Priyanka Chopra | Rani Mukherjee | Mallika Sherawat | Bipasha Basu | Preity Zinta | Kajol | Neha Dhupia | Sameera Reddy | Juhi Chawla | Karisma Kapoor | Madhuri Dixit | Chitrangada Singh | Payal Rohatgi | Sneha Ullal | Mahima Chaudhary | Meghna Naidu | Rakhi Sawant | Bhumika Chawla | Lisa Ray | Dimple Kapadia | Ayesha Takia | Dia Mirza | Sushmita Sen | Amisha Patel | Esha Deol | Amrita Rao | Amrita Arora | Genelia D'Souza | Arjun Rampal | Amitabh Bachchan | Vivek Oberoi | Raima Sen | Riya Sen | Rekha | Rimi Sen | Nigar Khan | Tanushree Dutta | Yana Gupta | Shilpa Shetty | Celina Jaitley | Sonam Kapoor | Neha Oberoi | Nisha Rawal | Manjari Fadnis | Kamal Haasan | Rajnikant | Asin | Sanjay Dutt | Shahid Kapoor | Sherlyn Chopra | Farhan Akhtar | Prachi Desai | Mandira Bedi | Shahana Goswami | Konkona Sen Sharma | Kangana Ranaut | Mugdha Godse | Masumeh Makhija | Minissha Lamba | Nandana Sen | Malaika Arora | Shweta Kumar | Namitha | Kalki Koechlin | Mahi Gill | Shakeela | Lara Dutta | A R Rahman | Trisha | Shruti Haasan | Neetu Chandra | Shriya Saran | Padma Lakshmi | Emma Watson | Kelly Clarkson | Britney Spears | Anne Hathaway | Anjana Sukhani | Tila Tequila | Soha Ali Khan | Priyamani | Sonal Chauhan | Vaishali Desai | Jackky Bhagnani | Kristen Stewart | Robert Pattinson | Neil Nitin Mukesh | Shiney Ahuja | more... | 
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