Fat To Fit | Aamir Khan Body Transformation | Dangal - Page 2

Azad's reaction:

"For him I am papa. He is very small to understand things, he was seeing me become fat. When I was fat he found me cuddly, I was like a bear so he used to hug me," Aamir said.

This was inspiring. Loyal to his work. 😃

amazing👏loved watching azaad in the video(he is so cute)

Two years after he starred in PK, the most successful Bollywood film ever having grossed an estimated $100 million or almost Rs 700 crore worldwide, Aamir Khan returns in wrestling drama Dangal which will open in North American theaters first on December 21, two days ahead of its release in India and other countries. Dangal is based on the real-life story of ex-wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat (played by Aamir) who was forced to give up his dream of competing in international competition due to financial constraints. But in a twist of fate, he fulfilled his ambition by training two of his four daughters into world-class wrestlers, while challenging the norms in Haryana's strict patriarchal society. Aamir Khan tells The Hollywood Reporter that Dangal is "a very human story of courage and believing in yourself and your daughters."

When he was first offered the script, co-written by the film's director Nitesh Tiwari, Aamir Khan said that in addition to being "inspiring and exhilarating, what took me by surprise is that there was a lot of humor in the story." But the film also touches upon the more serious issue of female empowerment given that India has long been battling issues of gender-bias and violence against women. Aamir points that despite the odds, things are changing and that Dangal "will have a very positive effect. When there is a particular mindset in Indian society which has been around for centuries, it won't change overnight but every attempt to look at things differently has its own impact and in that sense Dangal will have its own role to play in taking the issue [of female empowerment] forward."

At this year's Rio Olympics, India's sports women made history with double wins. Sakshi Malik won the country's first Olympic medal (a bronze) in women's wrestling, while badminton player P V Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal. "The only two medals won by India at the Olympics this year were by women," adds Aamir. The actor, 51, is known to be a perfectionist in preparing for his roles such as in 2008's Ghajini for which he went through vigorous weight training to achieve a muscular look.
While preparing for Dangal, Aamir Khan subjected himself to a grueling regimen which required him to first add 61 pounds to portray the older version of his character, forming a major part of the film, and then lose all that weight to play the younger version. "For the first time, I took it to the extreme," says Aamir. "Even when I was putting on weight, I continued to build my muscles. I went from 38 percent body fat to nine percent body fat." Much as Dangal is a tentpole release, the film comes at a time after producer Disney/UTV recently announced its exit from producing local films citing "challenges" with Bollywood's "economic model". The studio's remaining slate includes next year's release Jagga Jasoos, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif. But Aamir is optimistic that Disney will return to local productions: "I don't see why they won't start producing again after some time and I look forward to that." Meanwhile, Aamir Khan will next begin shooting historical drama Thugs of Hindostan co-starring with Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan, produced by veteran banner Yash Raj Films. In addition, via his own production company, Aamir has co-produced Secret Superstar, the directorial debut of Advait Chauhan, set for release next August, in which the actor says he "has an important cameo."

At a time when Indian talent is foraying into Hollywood such as Priyanka Chopra (Quantico, Baywatch) and Deepika Padukone (XXX: The Return of Xander Cage), Aamir Khan says he welcomes the trend stating that "Indian talent has the potential to entertain the world." As for his own potential international foray, Aamir says that in the past he has "received many offers from Hollywood but I didn't find any of them exciting in terms of script and character. For me, to do any film, the material has to excite me and which part of the world it comes from, is not relevant. When I do find something that I like [from outside India], I will be happy to do it. At the moment, I am more excited doing Indian films because I have an emotional connect with my audience which has been built over the last 25-30 years." As well as its early opening in North America, Dangal will get the widest release ever for an Indian film in the U.S. and Canada, opening across 350 screens.The only other Indian films to break 300 theaters in North America have been last year's epic Bajirao Mastani with 304 screens and more recently, romantic drama Ae Dil Hai Mushkil at 302.

Wednesday, Dec 14, 2016

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has denied using steroids to bulk up for his role as a wrestling champion in Dangal.

"I didn't use steroids. I have also heard about actors using them. There's no judgement. As long as they are aware of what they are doing and its side-effects ... But you don't need it," Khan said at a press junket in Dubai on December 13 to promote the upcoming film.

The actor put on 27kg for his role as an ageing father and former wrestler. He then quickly dropped the weight and developed a ripped body to play the younger version of his character for director Nitesh Tiwari's biopic.

After the trailer's release, Khan even posted a video online about his fat-to-fit transformation that shows him putting in crazy hours at the gym and eating healthy. But his transformation within five months " a short time for anyone to inflate and then shrink " triggered a dialogue on whether he used steroids as a catalyst. A video featuring a fitness expert questioning his transformation also did the rounds online. Khan said he hasn't seen that video but was told about it by his co-stars.

Aamir Khan's trainer Rahul Bhatt denies that the actor used steroids for transformation in Dangal

Aamir Khan's trainer Rahul Bhatt has rubbished all allegations that Khan has used steroids in achieving the transformation from a 97 Kg man with a huge paunch to a man with six-pack abs.

Days after the makers of Khan's next film Dangal released the Fat to Fit video, a certified fitness trainer Ranveer Allahbadia alleged that Khan could not have achieved the enviable physique without the aid of steroids. However, Khan's fitness trainer, who had worked on his transformation, has now denied that the actor used any such supplements during the process.

In a video by Quint, Bhatt deconstructs the video Allahbadia posted on his Facebook page, BeerBiceps, and provides counters to each of Allahbadia's arguments. Bhatt claims that such physique can be achieved organically if the person has worked hard consistently and has taken adequate and certified diet and supplements like protein and multivitamins.

Bhatt also argues that Allahbadia cannot compare Khan to Akshay Kumar as the modus operandi of maintaining their physique is like an apple and an orange. While Kumar resorts to the old school fitness methods, Khan has been into weight training for over 10 years now, that too under the guidance of the best trainers from around the world.

Bhatt points out that Khan is a "genetically advanced" human being and that is why he managed to achieve that physique in a shorter span than most people. Also, he debunked Allahbadia's argument that Khan's deltoid muscles are because of testosterone supplements by saying that most people are unable to achieve those broad and prominent deltoid muscles because they are unaware of the ideal way of doing a lateral raise.

In the end, Bhatt dubs Allahbadia as a 'keyboard commando' or an 'armchair academic' as he is not aware of the ground realities of fitness and health. "He does not even look like he goes to a gym," says Bhatt, completely missing the point Allahbadia was trying to convey through his video - "Do not chase the whole steroid lifestyle and looking good for the external world. If you are gymming, chase fitness and health. Chase becoming the best version of you."

a week to release... hoping there are more interviews from aamir.. i was looking forward to his interviews..they are fun and interesting to watch...

It's near impossible to achieve those results in such a short space of time without using steroids. The fact the trainers came out to say they didn't use any is embarrassing.

His dedication and discipline is incredible 👏. And I loved the enthusiastic way he spoke about it all..beautiful to see the passion he has for his craft.

Some people gave Aamir a hard time about his appearance when he gained weight but I do think Aamir looked really cute with the added weight in the film. Gave off warm and soft teddy bear vibes. I had an urge to hug. You can tell though the extra weight made him pretty uncomfortable and he wanted to lose it as soon as possible so I felt a little bad lol.

Anyways, mad props to Aamir for his determination to go through some drastic transformations. Admirable.

Originally posted by: Palette123

It's near impossible to achieve those results in such a short space of time without using steroids. The fact the trainers came out to say they didn't use any is embarrassing.