Actress Sushmita Sen is supposedly headed for China to train herself in the martial arts. The actress, who is producing and acting as Rani Laxmibai in her dream project, Jhansi Ki Rani, wants to improve her stamina and have a more flexible body before she begins shooting for the film.

The shooting of the film is scheduled to begin next year. The pre-production has been taking place for a while now. The script is almost ready and the emphasis is now on Sushmita's look for the film. The film will have many major battle sequences and the actress will have to master sword fighting and horse riding in the next few months. According to sources form her production company, Tantra, the actress is going to be in China for a brief period later this year. She has been talking to a bunch of martial art experts in China and is yet to finalise her programme.