Meena Iyer (BOMBAY TIMES; March 9, 2014)

Sonakshi Sinha has been shown undertaking boxing lessons in Vipul Shah’s Holiday - A Soldier Is Never Off Duty, in which she plays Akshay Kumar’s love interest. We hear Sona has modelled her look in the ring on world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali’s daughter Laila Ali, who is also a world-renowned boxer.

The braids and leather gloves that she has chosen for her boxing scenes seem to be obviously “inspired” by that of Laila’s.

Will Sona continue to pursue boxing in real life like Laila does is something we have no answers for at this point.