MUMBAI — It seems it is the boxing season in Bollywood. After Priyanka Chopra, actress Sonakshi Sinha is all set to play a boxer in her forthcoming film, Vipul Shah's Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty. Sonakshi, has been undertaking boxing lessons for some time now, has taken the look of Laila Ali, daughter of world renowned boxer Muhammad Ali. The braids and leather gloves that she has chosen for her boxing scenes have been inspired by that of Laila's. Holiday, which stars Akshay Kumar in the lead, is directed by A.R. Murgadoss and is all set to release on June 6, 2014. Akshay addicts will be in for a round of heroic cinema, courtesy Holiday. The theatrical trailer has set the online space buzzing and the social media too has been in overdrive. The catchy promo showcases Akshay as Capt. Virat, a member of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), who's on a mission to eradicate the scourge and terror of 'sleeper cells' and terrorism. Sonakshi, his co-star in the feisty winner Rowdy Rathore, teams up with 'Khiladi' Kumar, yet again. Helmed by A.R. Murugadoss, the south wizard who zoomed into Hindi cinebiz with the Aamir Khan starrer Ghajini, the Kumar outing will prove to be his litmus test. — Agencies
