When Jackky Bhagnani marked his acting debut with 2009 film Kal Kissne Dekha, he grabbed attention for losing over 60 kgs before entering the film industry. Later, in 2017, it was reported that the Faltu actor has lost 15 kgs in just 21 days. However, Jackky Bhagnani claims these drastic weight loss regimes are extremely dangerous admitting that he didn’t have an option then and it took a toll on his health.
In an exclusive conversation with SCREEN, Jackky spoke about the time when he lost 15 kgs and said, “It’s not healthy. I don’t prescribe this to anyone. I had to do it for a shoot but I would not advise that to anyone because anything drastic always has a side effect in someway or the other. It was the need of the hour because of my shoot so I had no option. Ideally, you should be so consistent that you don’t need to do something so drastic. You should be four to six weeks away from your best body. You should maintain your body to that extent.”
He explained, “When you do something drastic like this, you either suffer from acidity, hair loss, gut issue, and weakness. Something or the other always affects because it is not natural (to lose so much weight). Either you will have to starve the whole time or take some fat burners. In both the cases it’s not good.”
Jackky, who successfully maintained his weight since his debut credited discipline for being in shape. “To maintain a healthy lifestyle, it is a daily effort. Because I have lost weight, I have the tendency to gain weight. Whenever I go on a vacation and let myself lose, gaining weight comes naturally to me so I have to maintain a very strict lifestyle.”
Previously, speaking about the reason behind drastic weight loss, Jackky Bhagnani told GQ, “I broke my knee earlier this year so I had gained some weight because of that. I could not do much of cardio, I was only doing weights. And then the film came up. They needed me to look a certain way for the film and I had only 21 days to accomplish it. This was somewhere between late August and early September. I weighed around 91-92 kg back then and I brought down my weight to 77 kg within 21 days.”
Jackky had shared he ran for 10-15 kms every day and wore warm clothes as it helped lose more water. Jackky also followed ketogenic diet which included high intake of fats, medium intake of proteins, and zero crabs. “You’re only allowed to have 4-5 grams of carbs per day through vegetables. So, you’re tricking your body to use fats instead of carbs for energy.”
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However, after all these years, Jackky is dead against losing drastic weight. The actor-producer has also shifted to eating home grown organic vegetables for better health.
