When birthday boy Arjun Kapoor got real about his struggle with weight fluctuations throughout his career

When we see the birthday boy Arjun Kapoor today, we see the fit and hot actor with a toned physique. However, to reach this place physically, the actor had to face a lot of challenges. Arjun was an obese kid growing up, but when he decided to become an actor, he worked on himself to get fit. But his struggles did not end there.

Even after getting into the acting world, Arjun Kapoor had to deal with a lot of weight fluctuations. He was trolled for it several times as well, and till date, continues to receive such comments. But he never let the negativity overpower him and worked on himself. Last year, he had shared a post about his weight loss journey between 15 months that got him a lot of positivity.

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When Arjun Kapoor got real about his weight fluctuations

Arjun on weight fluctuations through his career

In 2022, Arjun had got in a conversation with Bollywood Bubble, where he got real and vulnerable about dealing with his weight issues. He had said, “It is a very simple thing, when I came to the industry I had lost an x amount of weight, and I was looking a certain way. I presented myself in Ishaqzaade, Gunday, Aurangzeb, etc in a certain way. Then I had put on weight, I was not looking my best, I was aware of it. But I was not able to lose it the way I had lost it earlier and I was working.”

He had insisted how even the audience tried to make him realise that he wasn’t being his best self. He had shared, “Audience ne sign diya tha, Maine samjha bhi tha. But I was not able to act upon it the way I liked, thinking I will do it when I get time. I didn’t get it, some of the movies didn’t work. The energy between the audience and me was a little off. But it was not like they rejected me completely, it was more about an expectation that I only created by looking a certain way. For the characters I am choosing, I have to look in a certain way.”

Arjun Kapoor on his weight loss journey

Taking the reference of his motivational post last year, Arjun had opened up on his weight loss journey. He had said, “I just got back to doing what I was doing earlier. Where it used to take 5 months before, now it will take 15 months. I just had to accept that it takes a lot longer and that I have to live with it. So that post came from a place of self-realization. But I won’t leave it this time, I will always be at it. I want to make sure the audience enjoys watching me on the big screen. I will never stop pursuing that purity of connection between my audience and me.”

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Using the example of Tiger Shroff, he had explained his situation, calling himself an ‘obese kid trying to stay fit’. He had shared, “I have said it in the interviews as well, some people are like Tiger Shroff. They wake up at 4 am, work out and have a certain physicality. I am a fan, but I am not that. I am an obese kid who is trying to be fit. So I will always have certain issues that need to catch up. My t-shirt also gets tight someday, if I don’t work out. My weight increases if I eat anything wrong for two-three days. But I put in double efforts.”

Even with all the challenges, Arjun has never given up. He has always inspired his fans with his journey and continues to do so even today. Here’s wishing the actor a very happy birthday.

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