Hrithik Roshan Says He Smoked To Celebrate His Perfect Body In Fighter: 'Went Into The Deep End...'

Siddharth Anand has delivered yet another blockbuster hit film titled Fighter, exactly one year after the release of Pathaan. The Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone starter film has garnered immense success at the box office and captured the hearts of audiences worldwide. Fans especially lauded Hrithik’s performance and could not get over his look in the film. Hrithik recently revealed how he achieved his desired body for the film and the unusual way in which he celebrated his achievement.

Hrithik told Film Companion, “I had to do three transformations, one just to check if I still have the ability before the film started, then did another when the film was on the floor, and then they had to cancel the shoot because of the weather conditions where they had to shoot. Then, I went on my summer break with my boys and when I came back I had to do the third transformation in 6-8 weeks. It was incredibly difficult and I had to shoot three songs back to back while I was doing transformation, which meant there was no fuel and I was just running on steam.”

“When the day came and my body shot got done, it got over, I was so happy and relieved. But nothing was filling me up. I had gajar ka halwa, ice cream, I had not planned for the reward, I had only planned to be in this Fighter flight mode and get this done,” Hrithik added.

He continued, “I was like, ‘What do I do? What do I do?’. So, I picked up a cigarette and started smoking. I went into the other deep end and that’s a learning in itself because, in one week, my resting heart rate went up from 45 to 75. It’s that bad for you. So, I stopped. But it was a disaster. We only plan, schedule and brainstorm about the building, but what happens after the victory? That also needs a plan.”

Besides Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone, the film stars Anil Kapoor, Karan Singh Grover, Akshay Oberoi, Sanjeeda Shaikh, Talat Aziz, Pradum Shukla, and Pradum Jaykar in pivotal roles. The film marks Hrithik and Deepika’s first collaboration with one another and third with filmmaker Siddharth Anand.