Mayur Bansode on training 'Puncch Beat 2' stars in mixed martial arts

"Puncch Beat 2" is a mix of boxing and music, and in the second season the makers have added mixed martial arts, or MMA. Trainer Mayur Bansode was roped in to hone the fighting skills of actors Priyank Sharma and Siddharth Sharma for the show.

"Both have commendable patience, which is great for them to train in martial arts," says Mayur, about the two stars.

He recalls the days of their training in the hotel: "When I started training them, the shoot was already on. We used to train in the hotel in the evening. It was tough to manage training because they used to be exhausted after 12 hours of shooting. The shoot would even stretch to 14 to 16 hours on days. But they never gave up. They even trained late at night."

Mayur reveals that all the actors performed their scenes without any body doubles despite harsh weather conditions in Dehradun. "Actors performed every move without any duplicates," he recalls.