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Anil Kapoor goes off salt and sugar to achieve lean look for 'Fanney Khan'

Updated on: 12 September,2017 12:35 PM IST  |  Mumbai
Sonil Dedhia |

While 'Fanney Khan' first look showed Anil Kapoor sporting salt-and-pepper hair, those in the know say that he is sporting a lean look in the Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra film

Anil Kapoor goes off salt and sugar to achieve lean look for 'Fanney Khan'

Anil Kapoor

Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor


Besides having an appetite for experimental roles, Anil Kapoor doesn't shy away from experimenting with his looks either. The actor recently unveiled his look from his next, Fanney Khan. While the first look showed the actor sporting salt-and-pepper hair, those in the know say that he is sporting a lean look in the Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra film.


The physique didn't come easy for the 60-year-old actor. A unit hand informs that ahead of the film going on floors a week ago, Kapoor had to adopt a special diet to step into the role of a struggling musician. "Anil was required to achieve a haggard look for the musical. To perfect the look, he completely went off salt and sugar for 20 days," reveals the source.


Considering the actor suffers from bursitis (inflammation of the tendon near his ankle) — a condition that aggravated during the shoot of Mubarakan in April this year, it was difficult for him to hit the gym with a vengeance. "Anil had to adopt methods other than a regular gym routine to lose weight, as he was nursing an ankle injury at the time. So it was suggested that he go off salt and sugar. He did light workouts twice a day."

Many drew parallels between this look and the one he sported in Dil Dhadakne Do (2015). Kapoor says, "Fanney Khan's similarity with Kamal Mehra [his character in Dil Dhadakne Do] ends with the salt-and-pepper hair. The difference in their personalities and circumstances, makes these two characters poles apart."

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