AAMIR KHAN
Time: 12 months
Regime: High-intensity cardio for an hour daily coupled with weight training for one-and-a-half hours, six days a week. Aamir is also on an enhanced diet to get beefier muscles
Mission Philosophy: To look like a 21-year-old in the Hindi remake of Ghajini
TrainerSpeak: Satyajit Chourasia (or Satya as he’s famously known in Bollywood circles) has been training Aamir since Ghulam. “I’m stunned with what Aamir has achieved,” he says. “He’s been working very hard since last year on his physique but even I could not imagine that he’d be able to achieve this much. We train for six days a week and our workout sessions includes weight training as well as cardio. Aamir is also on a personalised diet as prescribed by nutrition consultant Dr Vinod A Dhurandhar. The diet varies from a combination of low carbohydrates and high protein to high carbs and low proteins. Aamir is so particular about his training that he has made a gymnasium in his garage as well as his brother’s garage. When he went to Namibia to shoot some songs for the Hindi remake of Ghajini, he took me along. He wanted me to maintain his fitness regime. I have to monitor his weight every day and regulate his workouts. Aamir has also got six packs and when the audience sees him, they’ll be stunned. When choreographer Ahmed Khan saw Aamir’s body he changed an entire song concept and gave him tight-fitting tees to show off his abs.”
Daily Diet: In a day, Aamir’s allowed 3 tsp of oil, 40 grams of rice, 60 grams of wheat. Sugar and red meat was barred. But he’s required to eat every two hours so even an apple or a biscuit becomes a meal. Breakfast consists of protein shake and fruits. After exercise, he has another protein shake and four egg whites. Lunch is two rotis, green vegetables and some dal with no oil. For dinner, he can have grilled fish or 2-3 pieces of chicken. He can also alternate that with vegetable soup, egg (whites) bhurji with salads.
Indulgence: None. As Salman Khan tells us, “Aamir’s will-power is amazing. The other day, he came home and we had a spread of biryani, paya and kebabs but he didn’t even take a little bite. He got a dabba from home and ate from that. I was really impressed.”
AamirSpeak: I needed to have a well-defined body for my forthcoming film. The fact is that I don’t have much will-power so I have to work harder on my mind. But Salman is right in the sense that if I decide to do something then I go all out for it.