Actress
Sonakshi
Sinha,
mostly
seen
as
the
traditional
Indian
girl
on
screen,
will
be
seen
as
a
boxer
in
A.R.
Murugadoss'
forthcoming
directorial
Holiday:
A
Soldier
is
Never
Off
Duty.
There
are
not
many
leading
actresses
in
the
Hindi
film
industry
who
shed
their
'girly'
look
to
play
a
strong
sportsperson
on
the
big
screen.
But
Sonakshi,
who
has
also
studied
fashion
designing,
has
no
qualms
about
essaying
such
roles.
"I
was
interested
in
it
immediately
because
I
played
sports
in
school
and
college.
Personality
wise,
the
role
is
closest
to
me
as
possible.
It
was
like
being
myself
on
screen
and
doing
what
I
love
to
do," Sonakshi
said.
"I
would
love
to
do
a
film
in
the
future
where
I
can
explore
this
facet
a
little
bit
more
where
I
can
play
sports
probably
longer," added
the
actress,
known
for
serenading
the
big
screen
in
saris-backless
blouse
or
bright
coloured
traditional
attires
with
her
curls
left
loose
in
movies.
For
the
scene,
in
which
she
is
seen
as
a
boxer
participating
in
an
inter-college
championship,
she
took
some
training
from
Olympics
bronze
medallist
Vijender
Singh
and
her
co-star
Akshay
Kumar
too
gave
her
tips
to
prepare
for
the
role.
She
said
that
the
'Ghajini'
director
wanted
her
to
look
as
realistic
as
possible,
so
be
it
her
co-star
Akshay
or
Vijender,
who
will
soon
make
his
acting
debut
with
Akshay's
production
Fugly,
all
forces
got
together
to
help
her
get
into
the
skin
of
the
character.
"He
(Murugadoss)
didn't
want
me
to
look
girly
or
stylised
or
fake.
Akshay
showed
me
a
little
bit
about
boxing
and
made
me
meet
boxer
Vijender
Singh
who
told
me
about
the
body
language
of
a
boxer
and
that
helped
in
making
it
more
convincing
on
the
screen," said
Sonakshi.
"The
sporty
look
was
styled
by
Sakshi
Mehra,
who
is
my
stylist.
Rest
of
the
film
has
been
done
by
Ami
Patel," she
said.
While
she
is
yet
to
get
an
offer
that
would
let
her
step
into
shoes
of
a
sportsperson,
she
is
thrilled
about
being
chosen
for
the
role
in
Holiday.
"Akshay
has
worked
with
me
before
and
he
knew
I
am
into
sports.
We've
played
sports
on
many
of
our
film
sets.
He
knew
that
I
would
be
capable
of
pulling
off
the
character
and
would
be
able
to
do
what
the
role
requires
me
to
do
physically," said
the
actress,
who
acted
with
the
46-year-old
in
movies
like
Rowdy
Rathore
and
Joker.
Holiday
produced
by
Vipul
Shah
and
presented
by
Reliance
Entertainment,
will
hit
theatres
on
June
6.