-- Hands of the Dragon
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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
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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."