“Kartik Aaryan built his body naturally, without any substance”: Kabir Khan on his drastic weight loss

Earlier, during the wrap of Chandu Champion shoot, actor Kartik Aaryan revealed he gave up on sugar for almost a year to gain a healthy body. He nearly shed 20 Kg for his character in the movie. Kartik’s drastic weight transformation surprised everyone as people could see his weight loss in the movie’s trailer. Now, speaking about the same, director Kabir Khan revealed that Kartik Aaryan ditched steroids and went all natural for weight loss.

Kartik Aaryan went natural in weight loss transformation

Opening up about the transformation at the film’s trailer launch in Gwalior, Kabir proudly exclaimed, “Nowadays, those who go to gyms know how much steroids get misused. Kartik built his body naturally, without any substance. Iska faayda yeh hai ki zindagi bhar unke saath yeh body rahegi. (The benefit of this is that this body will remain with him). It is healthy.”

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“And you can see how his body looks on screen. Fit aur healthy body aisi dikhayi deti hai (This is how a fit and healthy body looks like). It’s almost next to impossible task that Kartik has managed to pull off. We snatched away all his favourite dishes,” he added. Khan also revealed that they kept a watch and were amazed to see Kartik’s dedication to sticking to the regime.

Kartik Aaryan was the first choice for Chandu Champion

Kabir confessed he always wanted Kartik for Chandu Champion. “When I heard the story, I was so moved and I knew people had to see it. Kartik was my first and only choice because he has this boyish charm and this ‘son of the soil’ feel to him. I’m glad he agreed to do it because it was a delight working with him. He was so dedicated throughout and the amount of hard work and honesty he has put in for the role is commendable,” he said.

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