Actor Kunal Khemu has been open and candid about his weight loss journey and shared the intense fitness regimen he underwent for an upcoming project. Kunal, in a podcast, spoke about the difficulties of actually changing one’s body for a role in the film industry, but also the other repercussions as well on their families, such as the changes in their moods and lifestyle.
Kunal said, “I had to go through a different transformation for two movies, some weight gain and some weight loss.” He said that such drastic changes are a great strain on the body and mentality.
The actor also commended Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda for his amazing transformation in Swatantrya Veer Savarkar and called him “unable to undergo that extreme of physical change myself.
Kunal has lost 80 kg to 71 kg in a year for his next movie Vibe. He attributed most of the changes to his diet, saying weight loss is “90% about food.
Kunal used to do 24 hour water fast one week a week for a total of seven weeks. He had tried it before the 18/24-hour day plan, and the first 18-20 hours was the hardest period for him to deal with but after he completed 24 hours hunger was reduced substantially.
He even switched diets to a high protein, high fat diet for several months, no bread or other processed foods. Kunal found the dietary changes not only resulted in an aid to him shed pounds but additionally rectified his issue with acid reflux. He slowly reintroduced rice to his diet after he attained his fitness, and began to experience increased energy.