Prince Saif learns fencing for `Race 2`

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Monday, November 26, 2012

Thanks to his princely upbringing, Saif Ali Khan shot for a fencing sequence in his next with great ease

To the style born, for anyone has its own set of benefits. And courtesy his royal upbringing, Saif Ali Khan had absolutely no qualms in shooting for a fencing sequence in his upcoming thriller, after brushing up his sword-fighting skills for under three days.

Our sources say that the Nawab of Pataudi was required to shoot for a scene opposite co-star Jacqueline Fernandez, which involved a duelling sequence. While Jackie took almost two months to get a hang of the sport, Saif needed only some days to sweep up his skills, acquired during childhood.

Director duo Abbas and Mustan tell us, `We had a fencing action sequence in our film which took us every week to shoot. Jacqueline had no clue about fencing at all, so our action director Peter Heins got trainers flown all the way down to India and coached her for over two months on its various techniques. However, with Saif's family background, he was already a professional on the game. He just had to spruce up his skills.`

While Heins insisted on not using body doubles for the sequence, Jackie was glad her yoga background helped her learn the ropes. She says, `I was training extensively in action stunts and my cross fit and yoga background helped me immensely.` Incidentally, Saif had shot for the same scene opposite Aamir Khan in Yash Chopra's Parampara, long ago within the 1990s.

Courtesy: Mid-Day.com