Deepika
Padukone
learns
her
way
around
a
rink
specially
set
up
at
Yash
Raj
Studios
for
her
role
in
an
upcoming
YRF
film.
She
and
Neil
Nitin
Mukesh
will
be
seen
skating
in
Yash
Raj
Films'
untitled
next
directed
by
Pradeep
Sarkar
and
both
have
been
training
for
it.
As
there
are
no
skating
rinks
in
Mumbai,
and
it
is
too
expensive
to
maintain
them
in
our
climate,
a
special
skating
rink
has
been
set
up
at
one
of
the
production
floors
in
Yash
Raj
Studios
(where
the
film
is
also
being
shot).
Starting
from
scratch
A
source
from
the
production
says,
"They
are
both
skaters
in
the
films.
While
Neil
knew
how
to
skate,
and
just
had
to
brush
up
on
his
skills,
for
Deepika
it
was
virgin
territory
and
she
required
a
trainer.
Being
a
sports
lover,
the
actress
took
it
up
as
a
challenge.
For
the
last
three
months,
she
has
been
training
with
an
expert
who
has
been
specially
hired
for
her.
Initially,
she
would
practise
almost
two
hours
every
day
but
now
she's
gained
the
confidence
she
skates
for
half
an
hour
and
can
even
smoothly
skate
during
the
shoot."
In
Pradeep
Sarkar's
love
story,
both
Deepika
and
Neil
have
extremely
challenging
roles
to
play.
The
film
set
in
the
gritty
streets
of
Mumbai.
The
actress
is
hesitant
to
talk
about
her
role,
"It's
too
early
to
talk
about
it."
Story first published: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 11:01 [IST]