# Rishabh Sawhney credits months of training for Nagabandham action roles 2026-08-06T20:45:12+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Rishabh Sawhney says months of training helped him perform the physically demanding action scenes in Nagabandham, where he plays Ali and Ahmad Shah Abdali. In an interaction with Etimes, reported by The Times of India, he said two international action directors trained the cast in close combat and sword fighting. He named Kecha Khamphakdee and Vlad Rimburg. Sawhney also credited the Indian stunt teams and said safety was the biggest lesson from the shoot. The film’s action sequences require different physical styles for his two characters, with Ali involved in ground combat and Abdali using a sword. Nagabandham follows his role as Azhar Akhtar in Fighter. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Bollywood, film action, Nagabandham, Rishabh Sawhney Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/rishabh-sawhney-credits-months-of-training-for-nagabandham-action-roles/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/rishabh-sawhney-credits-months-of-training-for-nagabandham-action-roles/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.