By Subhash K Jha

Deepika Padukone who comes from an athletic family, will be training hard to match Akshay Kumar's martial arts in Nikhil Advani's Mera Naam Chin Chin Choo.

The slick flick to be shot entirely in Shanghai won't just showcase Akshay Kumar's penchant for action, but also give Ms Padukone a platform to flex her muscles.

Says Nikhil, "We've signed Deepika Padukone opposite Akshay. I think they'll make a great pair. More than that she suits the part completely. She has lots and lots of action to perform in the film. Deepika has to match Akshay fist for fist, stunt for stunt."

As for the title, "We went to call it Mera Naam Chin Chin Choo (to go with the Shanghai ambience). That's what we'd like to call the film. I think there's a copyright problem. We're trying to solve that."

Nikhil is very excited about shooting in Shanghai. "No Hindi film has been shot there before. We've already zeroed in on the areas where we'll be shooting."