"Yes, I did (take training) but I've always been a sportsperson. The basic body language has always been there. I play a lot of sports like tennis, basketball and volleyball but boxing is something that I've never done before and I needed help on it," said the 26-year-old.
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.
While the men made sure that she got the boxing moves right, the women helped her to achieve the sporty look.
