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-- Hands of the Dragon --

Earlier on, Philip Ng was in India for three months to shoot the US-India co-production Hands of the Dragon. Philip Ng, who stars as Jack Lee, an elite police force member left for dead in a covert operation but reappears in India later to track down his killers, has non-stop action scenes in the film. However, it was a gruelling experience on the set due to relapse of an old ailment in the waist.

"The film had a very tight schedule, what I did in one day was equivalent to three days' worth of filming. Moreover, I had to fight from beginning to the end. One day, suddenly, while filming, I couldn't move at all. Fortunately, the production got a Chinese physician who applied acupuncture on me. After the treatment, I was mobile again. It was miraculous." says Philip Ng, whose mindset towards traditional Chinese medical treatment has changed.

He also expresses deeper understanding for Indian culture: "It turns out that there's a great disparity between the rich and the impoverished. Many poor have to live in the streets. I feel my injury was insignificant compared to them, I hope to do something for them in the future."  The Sun, Philip Ng Blog

According to Nilanjan Das, "Working as a consultant for the Hollywood action flick Hands of the Dragon was really interesting. The entire working process and the outcome gave me immense creative satisfaction because of only one reason – it really worked the way it was visualized."