GETTING FIT WITHOUT SUPPLEMENTS IS TOUGH, FEELS ARSHAD
The actor talks about the importance of being fit, not just for films but to set an example for his children
Actor Arshad Warsi is busy working on his next big project, and it’s more of a personal affair. He is working on his fitness to set an example for his son.
“This is the first time, when I was like ‘Chalo yaar, let’s get fit, aur ab age bhi ho rahi hai’. But more than age, it (the decision to focus on fitness) is because of my 17-year-old son Zeke. He looks up to me. Children do exactly what they see, not what you tell them to do. Now, I am thinking that if my boy sees that his father is being unfit, he will also be unfit all his life,” shares the 53-year-old.
He is working hard on getting in shape, and confesses that he is not relying on any supplements to do the job for him.“You know, vanity is not my virtue. I am just not bothered about it. I don’t consider myself good looking. So I never cared about that aspect. Earlier, I used to only get fit when it was required,” he says.
Warsi further adds, “Like, when my director told me to shed 5-10 kilos for a film, I would do that; or when a director asked me to gain weight, I would be like ‘Okay I will do it’.” In September last year, the actor took to Instagram to share his before and after pictures, earning lots of compliments.
Ask him how the journey has been, and he says it will take him time to reach his goals. “When you are like me who doesn’t believe in any foreign substance going inside you and leans on getting fit naturally, it takes a lot of time, effort and hard work; and age doesn’t help you at all,” says the Durgamati: The Myth (2020) actor.
Warsi calls it a long journey, but one which he is taking at his own pace. “I’m not the kind of person who will starve himself to get fit. Agar paise kama ke acha khaa nahi sakte, toh koi fayda nahin hai zindagi ka. So, I am taking it slow and steady. I am in no hurry. My body is changing and it takes time,” he concludes on a positive note.