Anushka Sharma opens up about “hatke” first meeting with Salman Khan

Anushka Sharma has opened up about working with Salman Khan for the first time in Yash Raj Films’ ‘Sultan’, which hits cinemas this Eid.

In a candid interview with DNA India, Sharma described her first meeting with the superstar, “While I had met Salman socially a couple of times, I didn�۪t know him at all. I met him for the first time when we did a photoshoot to announce the film. He was working out at the YRF gym when I walked in and he was lying down on the ground and looking up. When you see Salman for the first time it has to be something hatke. It can�۪t be a standard thing of him standing and us saying hi/hello.”

Elaborating on her preparations for the role in ‘Sultan’, Sharma said, “I had to work a lot on my body. I had turned vegetarian two years ago. If you have been a non-vegetarian all your life, you take your time to get used to being a vegetarian because now you are suddenly looking at these things on the menu. I met a nutritionist who told me I am supposed to eat, a high-protein veg diet. I had spirulina, which tastes disgusting, but I had to do it because it�۪s good for me! I had a lot of soya, tofu, paneer, peas, quinoa… People have this myth that only non-veg food builds up muscles. I don�۪t think that�۪s entirely true because I did it being a vegetarian. It was a very hectic time because while I was learning all these things, I was also shooting the film. Mornings, after waking up, I would train for a hour-and-a-half ��� and this included weight-lifting ��� and then, I would go shoot the entire day in the sun as we were shooting outdoors. After that, I used to come back to YRF Studios and practice wrestling for long hours. The only thing I had to ensure was that I was eating right and sleeping well because I had to recover also.”