Vineet underwent extensive training for Mukkabaaz

Mumbai Dec 7 (IANS) Actor Vineet Kumar Singh who is playing the protagonist in Anurag Kashyap s "Mukkabaaz" says he went through an extensive year-long boxing training in Punjab as part of the preparation to play a boxer in the movie.

During the launch of the film s trailer here on Thursday Vineet said: "I spent three years going door-to-door to find a director to make the film after writing the story. The moment I got a call from Anurag sir confirming that he is making the film I just packed my bag and rushed to Punjab for my boxing training to fight like a professional boxer."

Sharing how he used to get injured during his training and got beaten up by the trained boxers he said: "In the beginning I did not share it with anyone about why I joined the training centre along with 125 boxers.

"One day when the coach noticed and asked me why I am bothering to learn something even after getting beaten up everyday so badly I unveiled my story and then he used to train me for 8 hours from 5 a.m. for a year."

The trailer launch was attended by co-producer Aanand L Rai and actors Ravi Kishen Jimmy Sheirgill Zoya Hussain. "Mukkabaaz" is releasing on January 12.

--IANS
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