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It helps that celebrities have every thing and plan chalked out in excruciating detail.” Proud of his protégés he adds, “If I tell my Bollywood clients to eat only 100gms of something, they will only eat that much. When I get involved I get into detailing like how much work the actor does, how much he shoots — like I did for Farhan in Bhag Milkha Bhag. Addressing the media he said, “I was in the US for three weeks — sleeping, eating and working out. I had to train harder, run more and take more proteins to get the six-pack abs too.” Pooja on her part doesn’t endorse extreme conditioning of the body.”Actor Amit Sadh who also had a dramatic weight gain and loss for his films says, “I had to gain around 22kgs in Yaara and then I lost all that weight for Saat Kadam. Samir Jaura who trained Farhan Akhtar for his athletic body in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag explains, “Everything is monitored. So for two months, I ate everything from cheeseburgers to sweets and parathas and then went on a zero carb diet. The challenge is to resist the temptation to indulge when the entire production unit is having samosas during tea break on the sets, to win the mind games. I am eating enough to make sure that I weigh my minimum possible for that one month of shoot. If a fat person tries to lose weight the same way, it can be a lot more difficult. They just follow instructions.” This often also means looking into the actor’s schedule and almost doubling up as a manager.” His trainer Viraj Sarmalkar informs that as extreme as it seems, it is easier to shred weight that has been dramatically gained. Eating is like giving fuel to the body. Aamir, Kareena, all these actors are very character-driven. The real challenge is when they shoot several scenes in different conditions and time zones. lighter factory I weigh 82 kilos now and I need to lose another 12 kilos. If a role requires it then there isn’t anything you can do about it. Like Randeep Hooda preparing to essay Sarbjit in the biopic, Salman beefing up to play a wrestler in Sultan or Tapsee Pannu shedding weight to effectively play a refugee in Ghazi. Having said that, it is easier to lose weight that has been gained suddenly. “I have never asked anyone to stop eating. They hire experts for everything. The actress is working on a distressed look for her upcoming film. The aim is to get the Ghajini look. “Amit had lost seven kilos in 3-4 days for a particular sequence in Kai Po Che, where he had to look very lean.There are others following extreme measures to fit into a certain onscreen character. When I introduced vegetable juices to Ranbir Kapoor, he said couldn’t have it but now his day doesn’t isn’t complete without one glass of it.

They eat according to the requirements of their roles — be it a leaner look or six-pack abs. Not eating is not a solution. I am halfway there. This, apart from things like meetings of other movies, script readings — everything is noted down.”Speaking of two of her very committed clients she continues, “It is not like that Deepika Padukone won’t eat a chocolate, but if whenever I tell her to resist, she does it head on. They are not doing it on their own.”Taapsee Pannu is an example. She says, “I am required to look tortured and stressed refugee, like someone who has gone through a lot of physical wear and tear. “Celebrities’ real battle is to be away from home cooked meals because of their hectic travel schedules. What type of food they will have, what exercises they will do, how much weight to gain and lose, everything is monitored. I would exercise for almost six hours a day.” Aamir also mentioned that he quit smoking right at the start of this year. But taking drastic measures is not healthy.”Inputs from Rohit Bhatnagar and Asira Tarannum.While it may seem like a daunting task for most people to swing between such extreme physical traits, it’s an occupational hazard for actors. Amit had to gain around 22 kgs for Yaara and instead of gaining only fat, we gained muscle weight as well and looked broad. All my Bollywood clients are bang on with their targets. Fortunately for them, they’re way more motivated too, points out celebrity dietician Pooja Makhija. “The person in charge has to figure out how much an actor can take. More fuel to the body is always good but giving appropriately is the main thing.Now that it’s time to play the younger Phogat, Aamir has swapped his white crop for jet black hair and more importantly is much, much lighter — 13 kilos to be precise — in just three weeks. Two scenes in a village and the other two in mountains will surely affect their diet.