Shahid Kapoor under strict training regime for ‘Padmavati’

Bulking up seems to be the new trend in preparing for a role, even if it is for a period drama like Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Padmavati’. With Ranveer Singh hitting the gym for his role in the film, news has it his co-star Shahid Kapoor is undergoing a strict health regime in order to bulk up and look the part.

According to DNA, Kapoor has been training with personal trainer Samir Jaura since July. Talking about what he is putting the actor through, Jaura expressed, “The aim was to lose some body fat and gain lean muscles.”

The report also adds how Kapoor has been undergoing a particular workout where he trains at the beach with ladders, does functional training, cross fit and tyres, ropes and sand bags, six days a week for two-and-a-half hours.

“He’s got a new diet too -four-five portions in a day with broccoli, asparagus, black and brown rice and pulses for proteins. The training and diet plan intensified 40 days before he began shooting in November with him going off salt and sugar for 15 days when close-ups were taken. Now they start the portions of him in royal costumes and since he needs to look bigger, we’ve added more carbs,” Jaura went on to add.

Also starring  Deepika Padukone, the film is based on a poem written by the famous 15th century poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi. The poem tells the story of how Raja Rawal Ratan Singh played by Kapoor wins Padmavati (Padukone) in her hand in marriage, and how Singh’s character Alauddin Khilji attacks the land in order to have Padmavati for himself.

The film is set to release on 17th November.