From
Amitabh
Bachchan
to
Urmila
Matondkar
to
Bipasha
Basu,
all
the
stars
have
had
learn
new
things
while
working
in
the
cine
industry.
Some
of
the
top
Bollywood
stars
share
with
us
the
one
thing
that
Bollywood
taught
them.
Amitabh
Bachchan:
"For
the
first
time
in
my
career
I
had
to
learn
a
skill
for
Sanjay
Bhansali's
Black.
I
learnt
the
sign
language.
I
think
this
silent
but
utterly
eloquent
way
of
communicating
helped
me
become
a
better
human
being
and
actor."
Bipasha
Basu:
"For
Dhoom
2,
I
finally
learnt
to
swim.
Earlier,
I
couldn't
even
get
into
the
water.
Swimming
was
required
for
a
surfing
shot.
Finally,
though
I
didn't
have
to
apply
my
new
skill
because
the
sea
was
too
rough.
But
at
least
I
learnt
how
to
swim."
Victor
Banerjee:
"The
one
skill
that
I
had
the
hardest
time
learning
for
a
role
was
a
bit
of
a
joke.
You
see,
I
had
to
learn
to
speak
Urdu
for
my
first
film
ever
in
Hindi
Shatranj
Ke
Khiladi,
and
that
too
for
the
mighty
Satyajit
Ray.
I
had
three
Urdu
teachers,
Shama
Zaidi,
Javed
Siddiqui
and
Saeed
Jaffrey,
all
spewing
venom
and
tearing
me
apart
because
Urdu
with
a
Bengali
accent
is
certainly
peculiar.
And
another
unique
skill
was
for
a
Bengali
film
Pratidaan
where
I
had
to
learn
wild
the
lathi
to
play
the
baddie
while
Naseer
and
Sharmila
played
the
romantic
lead.
Urmila
Matondkar:
"For
Naina,
I
had
to
learn
and
understand
the
complete
body
language
of
the
blind.
I
also
got
to
understand
the
psychological
changes
and
physical
disturbances
in
a
person
after
she
gains
her
vision.
It
was
then
that
I
realized
how
much
we
take
our
senses
for
granted."
Shabana
Azmi:
"For
Morning
Raga,
I
had
to
master
the
Carnatic
Swara.
It
was
a
terrifying
and
frustrating
learning
process.
But
it
felt
very
very
exhilarating
when
I
got
it
right.
Thank
God
for
my
guru
Ranjini
and
her
patience
and
dedication.
Shilpa
Shetty:
"For
Indra
Kumar's
Rishtey,
I
had
to
learn
to
speak
Hindi
with
a
Marathi
accent.
That
was
more
difficult
than
anything
I
had
to
face
in
Big
Brother.
Lara
Dutta:
"I
had
to
learn
to
speak
French
for
Jhoom
Barabar
Jhoom.
I
absolutely
loved
it!!
I
got
to
learn
the
cheesiest
pick-up
lines."
Aftab
Shivdasani:
"For
Vikram
Bhatt's
Red,
I
had
to
work
on
my
body.
I
went
through
rigorous
training
and
had
to
be
on
a
strict
diet
for
several
months.
Though
it
required
immense
discipline
I
enjoyed
it
tremendously.
Rajit
Kapur:
"To
play
the
character
of
Sadanand
Borde
in
my
only
Marathi
film,
Limited
Manuski,
I
had
to
ride
a
scooter.
I
didn't
know
how
to.
I
reached
Pune
a
day
earlier
to
start
practicing.
I
didn't
know
on
the
first
day
of
shooting
that
I
had
to
drive
through
the
crowded
streets
of
old
Pune.
I
was
very
nervous
at
the
outset.
I
thought
I'd
knock
someone
down.
But
eventually
I
had
a
ball.
Madhavan:
"I
have
had
to
learn
just
one
skill
as
an
actor.
And
that
was
for
the
Tamil
version
of
Mani
Ratnam's
Yuva.
For
the
role
of
the
street
lout,
I
had
to
walk,
talk
and
abuse
like
a
goonda.
I
spent
days
with
guys
in
the
chawls,
told
them
to
brief
me
on
the
art
of
appearing
uncouth
on
screen
without
overdoing
it.
My
entire
body
language
changed.
Vidya
Balan:
"The
toughest
thing
that
I
had
to
learn
for
a
role
would
have
to
be
plying
the
wheelchair
effortlessly
for
Guru,
and
that
too
with
one
foot
twisted.
That's
when
I
realized
how
many
of
our
physical
abilities
we
take
for
granted.
Riteish
Deshmukh:
"For
Anubhav
Sinha's
Cash,
I
had
to
learn
street
luge.
It's
actually
sleeping
on
a
skateboard
and
chasing
cars.
Risky
but
exciting."
Hema
Malini:
For
Kamal
Amrohi's
Razia
Sultan,
I
had
to
learn
to
speak
Urdu,
and
I
really
enjoyed
myself.
Ironically
I
hardy
spoke
in
the
film,
ha
ha.
Raima
Sen:
"For
Aparna
Sen's
The
Japanese
Wife,
I
had
to
learn
how
to
do
domestic
chores.
It
wasn't
enough
to
just
fake
it.
My
character
actually
had
to
LOOK
like
she
does
house
work.
My
director
needed
that
to
show
in
my
body
language.
So
I
did
the
actual
cleaning,
sweeping
etc
every
day
till
these
chores
were
ingrained
in
me.
And
I
had
to
look
graceful
while
doing
it.