How’s it for actors going through a body transformation?

In April this year, the lunchbox Actress Nimrat Kaur shared her before and after pictures on social media, showing the transformation in her body. slave, The picture on the left in the collage shows her with the weight she has gained for the film, while the right one shows Nimrat after getting rid of it. Her caption read, “Weight on this… Swipe left for my thousand words, this pic won’t speak.”

The actor followed up the post with a long note. She wrote, “In an age of high expectations about what we should look like, at all times – there is no bar on gender, age and profession, I am sharing a small chapter from my life that brings with us such lessons. has come which will last for a long time.” Life span.” Nimrat said that when it comes to weight gain and loss one should keep to one’s own business.

In July, actor Ranbir Kapoor opened up about undergoing a physical transformation for himself. Shamshera, Which was released earlier this year. In a video posted on Twitter by Yash Raj Films, Ranbir said that the film’s director Karan Malhotra wanted a ‘worker’s body’. “It was physically difficult to do. I’m a skinny guy. So losing weight is very easy for me, but gaining muscle is difficult. it’s too complicated. This whole body building business is something that has always confused me but I think it is an occupational hazard,” he said in the clip.

character demands

Actors have been undergoing physical transformation for their films but now it seems more artistes are openly talking about it and using social media to share their experiences. Priyanshu Painyuli, who transformed his naturally lean frame to play stout conman Robin Agarwal in the 2020 web series Mirzapur 2Later turned into a fit Captain Gagan Thakur Rashmi Rocket,

The actor says that at times changing his body for the role also shapes the personality of the character. “Robin Inn Mirzapur was an easy change, but in Rashmi Rocket, I played the role of an army officer who had an athletic background. The idea was not to bulk up, but to get really fit,” he says, explaining how his trainer Reo Jila planned a routine to make the body transformation possible in 12 weeks.

Vineet Kumar Singh

Vineet Kumar Singh, who played the role of aspiring boxer Shravan Kumar Singh in 2017 boxerRecently, he was also in the news for gaining 10 kilograms to appear as gangster-turned-politician Haroon Shah Ali Baig in the web show. Rangbaaz 3, “If the role demands it, it helps to sink into the character, so it feels believable, and makes you look different from your previous work,” says Vineet.

experts speak

Film requirements aside, such drastic changes in one’s weight should be done with the help of a trainer, and that is exactly what Swara Bhaskar has done for her recent film. world four friends, She played a mother in the film and decided to go heavy. “I didn’t try to lose weight before shooting, which is what you usually try to do… get in shape for a role,” she says, how her trainer Rohan Sawant follows her every step of the way. helped them.

Swara Bhaskar

“Though she gained weight, it was done in a healthy way as I didn’t want to mess with her body composition too much,” says Rohan, explaining that Swara’s diet consisted mostly of mangoes, bananas, granola, feta cheese. , avocado, sweet potato, white rice, mutton curry, parmesan pasta, banana protein smoothie, etc. Most importantly, she never stopped exercising.” Her workout program included more hypertrophy training. This was done three times a week. She also did some cardio to gain the stamina and stamina to perform her training,” says Rohan.

As far as Vineet is concerned, he started the process of gaining weight about four months before the shoot. Rangbaaz 3 began. However, he did not rely on any expert for this journey. “I designed my diet chart myself. At least three meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) were very filling,” says the actor, also an MD in Ayurveda. As far as his exercise routine is concerned, he decided not to do too much cardio. “I did Surya Namaskar after some warm-up and basic boxing exercises,” he says.

Monica Chowdhary

Kidnapped Actor Monica Chowdhary, who agreed to put on 20 kilos for her role in the family drama salt city, assisted by fitness trainer Mayur Rane who helped her focus on calorie consumption and breakdown. “Her transformation is known as reverse transformation, where we started with a calorie surplus. I put her on a pattern to gain 20 kilograms, and then reverse it on a calorie deficit and get her in the best possible shape in about six to seven months. Then it entered the maintenance progressive phase,” he explains.

For practice, he chose several compounds. “We did them almost daily. Resistance exercises were done every other day. Suspension and functional training were done every weekend,” says Peacock, who advises people to try them out only with the help of an expert.

healthy way

Integrated nutritionist and health coach Neha Ranglani, who has worked with celebrities like Hina Khan, Himanshu Malhotra and Neha Bhasin, says that when actors put on weight for a role, it increases bad body fat. “You should consult an expert and plan your meals. The meals should be high in calories, but nutrient-dense,” she says.

Guidance is needed from an expert so that it becomes easy to lose the extra weight eventually, she shares. “Such a strict regimen when not followed properly can affect your gut health, it can put a burden on your liver, kidneys and reduce your energy level.”

Celebrity fitness trainer Shivohm, who advocates healthy ways to gain or lose weight, says that time plays an important role in the body’s transformation. “Sometimes actors don’t have the flexibility of time and have to work with what they have, so it takes a toll on their mental and physical health,” he says, adding that the best way to make a change is a lot. Have a separate time for training. “That’s how your body can change and adapt to its natural timeline,” says an expert who helped Ranbir Kapoor gain 10 to 12 kilos for director Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s film. beast,

once again?

While Vineet and Priyanshu are ready to undergo body transformation again if their characters and scripts require it, Monika says she does not want to put herself through it again. “It was very annoying,” she says, “unless it’s really needed and if it’s like 4 or 5 kilos, I’m done with it. I don’t want to gain 20 kilos.” . It’s very unhealthy… but you never know.”

Neeraj Goyat with Farhan Akhtar