Aamir Khan, Kriti Sanon, Priyanka Chopra: Actors who kissed well-toned bodies goodbye and gained weight just to fit a role

Fans look up to Bollywood stars when it comes to seeking motivation to maintain their fitness levels and acquiring chiseled physiques with diet and workouts. A lot of celebs use their social media platforms to inspire fans to take up a healthy lifestyle and sweat it out in the gym. However, sometimes these stars are asked to lose or gain extra kilos to fit their roles. And being dedicated to their professions, these actors don't bat an eyelid before doing so. Take a look at actors who gained weight for films:

We all know how Bollywood's Mr Perfectionist Aamir Khan gives it all to his films. In the sports drama, 'Dangal', Khan essayed the role of a Haryanavi wrestler, Mahavir Singh Phogat. The actor reportedly went from 68 kilos to 95 kilos to portray the role of the older Phogat, and then reduced down to 70 kilos to play the younger role in the movie.

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Vidya Balan, too, had to gain weight for one of her most-applauded roles. While 'The Dirty Picture' changed the manner in which Vidya’s career was progressing, she had to put in a lot of effort for the film. Later, the makers clarified that the story was not officially or literally based on Silk Smitha alone, but on many of her Southern contemporaries. Did you know that Vidya had to gain 12 kilos to look the part?

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Kriti Sanon is recently making headlines for her upcoming film, 'Mimi'. In the film, she plays the role of a surrogate mother and for that, she had to put on as much as 15 kilos. The actress wanted to gain weight for the second schedule of the film so she would look pregnant for real instead of just using prosthetics.

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Priyanka Chopra had to gain a few kilos for her older character in '7 Khoon Maaf'. She played the role of Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes, who tries to find love, but six of seven times, her husbands' flaws prove fatal for them. She played the role of an ageing woman and for that, she had gained some weight on her own to fit the part.

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In the 2019 film, 'Super 30', Hrithik essayed the role of Anand Kumar, a middle-class Math teacher who comes up with a revolutionary educational program. In order to fit into the character of Anand, the Greek God had to transform his physical appearance. He kissed goodbye to his six-pack physique and added on 8 inches around the waist. He had to gain a lot of kilos to suit his character’s transition from a young man to a middle-aged man.

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