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Shahid Kapoor has been having it tough over the past few months. One of his films, a Hindi remake of South film Vettai was canned, while he opted out of a Maneesh Sharma film that also didn't take off. He was gung-ho about both projects and underwent weight training for the two very different roles, to no avail.
For the Vettai remake, he had to beef up and for Maneesh's film, he had to lose weight as he played a college-going boy in the latter film. After six months of hardcore weight-training forVettai, he learned that the film had been canned. He got himself back on his feet and proceeded to lose weight for Maneesh's film.
After eight years of regular gymming, Shahid took a break of four months in order to look unmuscular. He reportedly left this film because of differences between him and the producers.
Shahid's personal trainer Abbas Ali confirmed, "Shahid lost four kgs of muscle weight for Maneesh's film. He lost metabolism. He was demotivated. He's 31 and a vegetarian and it isn't easy for him to fluctuate his workout and diet."
With the Kapoor boy now working on a muscular look for Prabhudheva's Namak, which goes on floors in four months, training the actor was an uphill task. Says Abbas, "I had to motivate Shahid to get back. He underwent mental endurance training... yoga and meditation. For someone who hadn't missed the gym for a day for the past eight years, the past couple of months have been tough. Shahid is however, back and has been regularly training for a month now. I had to train his mind first."
Meanwhile, Shahid chose not to respond to this story when we tried to get in touch with him.
For the Vettai remake, he had to beef up and for Maneesh's film, he had to lose weight as he played a college-going boy in the latter film. After six months of hardcore weight-training forVettai, he learned that the film had been canned. He got himself back on his feet and proceeded to lose weight for Maneesh's film.
After eight years of regular gymming, Shahid took a break of four months in order to look unmuscular. He reportedly left this film because of differences between him and the producers.
Shahid's personal trainer Abbas Ali confirmed, "Shahid lost four kgs of muscle weight for Maneesh's film. He lost metabolism. He was demotivated. He's 31 and a vegetarian and it isn't easy for him to fluctuate his workout and diet."
With the Kapoor boy now working on a muscular look for Prabhudheva's Namak, which goes on floors in four months, training the actor was an uphill task. Says Abbas, "I had to motivate Shahid to get back. He underwent mental endurance training... yoga and meditation. For someone who hadn't missed the gym for a day for the past eight years, the past couple of months have been tough. Shahid is however, back and has been regularly training for a month now. I had to train his mind first."
Meanwhile, Shahid chose not to respond to this story when we tried to get in touch with him.
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