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Fitness expert Prashant Sawant is training Hiten Tejwani, Chetan Hansraj and Ronit Roy for Ekta Kapoor's MahabharKavita Shyam
Ronit Roy, Chetan Hansraj, Ekta Kapoor
Ekta Kapoor is all set to make her new show Mahabharat a grand success. The producer has got Prashant Sawant (the fitness trainer who is responsible for Shah Rukh Khan's six pack abs in Om Shanti Om) to work on Ronit Roy, Hiten Tejwani, Chetan Hansraj and Harshad Chopra's physique.
Prashant, who owns a gym in Juhu, has been training actors and models for the past few years.
Chetan who plays Bheem in Ekta's Mahabharat, confirmed and said, "Yes, Prashant will start training us next month. The show requires us to look very fit. We will be working on having a lean look. We will also be learning martial arts and sword fighting for two months for which we will have trainers coming to teach us all the way from Karnataka and Kerala. I am yet to meet Prashant. Meanwhile, I have been going to my personal trainer and I am looking forward to our new fitness regime. I have already started having high protein and low carb diet to get in shape. I am also preparing myself to play Bheem by reading as much I can about the Mahabharat."
Hiten, who plays Karan, said, "I have been going to Prashant for a while now. He is there to help us build our body."
Ekta too confirmed the news but refused to comment further as she will only divulge the show's details at a later stage.
Prashant said, "I have got a brief from Ekta on how she wants me to train the actors. She wants them to get a very look which is very similar to the actors in the film 300. It will be a challenge to get these actors to build their bodies as they have hectic shooting schedules. I am currently customising their diet and work out plan based on their respective body type. Shah Rukh was training under me for two years and he took four months to build his six pack abs. I only have two months to train Mahabharat's actors. But I am glad that people are taking fitness seriously these days."
The daily show will go on air in July.
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