Sonakshi Sinha has said that Shahid Kapoor is the most dedicated actor she has ever ment. In her own words, "Shahid is the most dedicated actor I've met. He completes 10 years in the industry this year, but still shows the same kind of enthusiasm and sincerity. He'd spend the entire day shooting, doing some hardcore action, performing challenging choreography, getting injured and then, at night, he'd still hit the gym!

She said that Shahid went through rigorous training for R...Rajkumar with experts to perform some death-defying and hand-combat stunts, including a 40-men attack action sequence.

The makers roped in designer Kunal Rawal to style the actor in a complete mix-and-match look - everything from his shoes to the pockets of his shirt were customised to suit the character of Rajkumar.

Sonakshi said, `though Shahid successfully matched steps with director and ace choreographer Prabhu Dheva for the song Gandi Baat, he had to give several takes and ended up hurting his feet.`

10,000 beer bottles were used to design the set where the song Gandi Baat was shot.

Sonakshi's introduction scene will see her attempt some hardcore stunts, including beating up goons and smashing glass bottles.


While shooting at a lake near Filmcity, the team once got a scare as a leopard had crawled into the area where a crucial scene was being picturised.

The film has invented a new slang -- a mawali style 'Thappi', i.e Thappad + Pappi.

R...Rajkumar, produced by Eros International and NextGen Films, releases December 6.