Were you the one who trained Deepika Padukone?
No, she was trained by the stunt team. It wouldn’t have been fair if I’d trained her, especially as I was busy training myself! We heard Deepika replaced Katrina in this film… Wow, you guys hear more stuff than I do. No one was replaced. Deepika was on board from the beginning, but hey what do I know, you guys hear more stuff than I do! What is your reaction when you sometimes read about being linked to Katrina? Let the dogs bark. These stories help people sell newspapers. By the way we work together – there’s nothing to hide, and the more people dig the less they will find. Deepika on Akshay “Akshay made me feel extremely comfortable, whether on the sets or in an action stunt. I also give my director credit. I would give myself a little bit of credit too because I had trained really hard for it. “I wasn’t intimidated by Akshay. I am someone who really admires the way he’s groomed himself over the years and the way he has evolved as an actor and the kind of cinema that he’s doing. I
