The real motivation behind this thread was to watch a trend - the growing kung fu influence in Bollywood. Now it's a major sell point for new movies, similar to what we experience here in the post-Matrix wave. All sorts of flicks advertised that their star went through a whopping 3 to 6 months of training to prepare for the role. Remember Charlie's Angels? What about Ultraviolet?

Now Jackie Chan is filming in Bollywood, at least according to his disciple Jack Tu. That's the step we've all been expecting since The Myth.

Imran Khan’s martial arts avatar in Luck
September 16th, 2008

Imran Khan in KidnapAfter Kidnap it is once again action time for Imran Khan in Soham Shah (Kaal) directed Luck. The young star is back from shooting Luck in Cape Town after a very long schedule.

According to our sources, “Imran has a lot of fighting sequences in the film and most of it includes martial arts. He was assigned a special trainer for the same before leaving for the long schedule of Luck. But as he got busy promoting Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na after it released to packed houses, he had little time on his hands to give it to his martial arts training sessions. Imran landed in Cape Town without proper training. But the makers had already arranged a special trainer for him on his arrival. So Imran spent a lot of hours daily practicing martial arts to bring perfection for his action steps. He also worked out a lot on his physique for his role in this particular film. It is learnt that the next schedule of Luck is going to take place in December but so fascinated has Imran been with his martial arts training that he wishes to continue with the same till the next schedule begins so that he is well prepared that time.”

Luck is Soham Shah’s second film post Kaal. It has Kamal Hassan’s daughter Shruti Hassan debuting opposite Imran. The film also stars Sanjay Dutt, Mithun Chakraborty, Ravi Kissen and Danny Denzongpa in the main villain’s role. -(SAMPURN)
Imran Khan Adds Punch To Chocolate Cream Looks In 'Luck'
Posted on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 (EST)
Bollywood's newest and cutest heart throb, Imran Khan, returned last week from a 50 day grueling schedule in South Africa for his upcoming film 'Luck,' during which he floored baddies using martial arts with as much ease as he floors girls using his insanely good looks.