Imran Khan confesses taking steroids to beef up on screen, was told his heroines looks bigger than him

Actor Imran Khan took to his Instagram and dropped a few throwback pictures sharing that he has always been skinny as he is of hyper-metabolic people. He also revealed that he used to wear a t-shirt in a small size and still his sleeves would feel loose for him. But did you know that his skinny body had become an issue back in the day? As he made a post, Imran revealed that his body type worked for him in Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na but had to gain weight for his next movie, Kidnap.

Imran Khan on having insecurity due to his body type

Khan said that he had to hit the gym and work out rigorously with bodybuilding. He felt insecure due to his body type and people told him that his heroines looked bigger than him. Due to this, he started taking up steroids to beef up his body and to have a ‘heroic physique’. He said, “Over the next few years, the sculpting and maintenance of my body became part of my lifestyle. I worked out regularly, but still, I would hear “So… you’ll bulk up a bit before we start shooting, right?”; “You’re looking weak”, “You look like a little boy, not a man”, and “The heroine looks bigger than you” (ouch for both of us!). In hindsight, I think I looked fine… but at the time, I felt insecure. I wanted a powerful, heroic physique. So I tried harder.“

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The diet plan Imran followed back then

The I Hate Love Story actor then wrote, “Exercise means nothing without nutrition; 6 meals a day, totalling 4000 calories. Chicken breast, egg whites, sweet potato, oats, flax seeds… all good stuff, but still not enough to make my biceps look like the heroes I saw onscreen. No, for that I needed to supplement with whey protein, creatine, leucine, glutamine, L-carnitine… and ultimately, even anabolic steroids. Shock and horror! We’re not supposed to admit that part out loud, it could totally ruin the illusion!“

“In recent years, as I battled depression and stopped working out, I became skinnier than I’d ever been. When I was photographed, it sparked a media discussion about my wellbeing and speculations of drug abuse! I felt deeply ashamed, embarrassed to be seen by anyone in this state. So I retreated further,” Imran concluded.

Imran Khan has started sharing throwback pictures on his Instagram while sharing interesting backstories. With every post, we get to know some unknown facts that were never revealed before.

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