"I eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper" : Suniel Shetty
Features
-Staff
By Staff
Thursday,
August
23,
2007
Bollywood
actor
Suniel
Shetty
is
going
to
promote
all
the
major
hockey
matches
that
India
plays.
In
a
candid
conversation
with
us,
he
speaks
about
Chak
De
India
and
the
show
Biggest
Loser
Jeetega
that
he
hosts.
Here
is
an
excerpts
of
his
interview
What's
your
role
as
the
brand
ambassador
of
hockey
in
India
?
I'll
present
all
major
hockey
matches
that
India
plays,
I
will
travel
to
promote
the
game.
I
will
also
shoot
a
national
song
and
try
to
get
my
friends
from
the
film
fraternity
to
attend
matches,
as
and
when
convenient
to
their
schedules.
This
was
decided
two
months
ago.
After
watching
Chak
De
India!,
I
feel
Shahrukh
Khan
would
have
made
a
better
brand
ambassador
of
hockey
than
me.
Did
you
have
any
apprehensions
about
hosting
television
show
"Biggest
Loser
Jeetega" on
Sahara
One?
I'm
shy
by
nature,
but
I'm
very
comfortable
hosting
this
show
because
it's
about
health.
I've
been
into
martial
arts
and
have
trained
thousands
of
students,
including
bouncers
for
many
security
agencies
and
Bombay
police.
So
the
only
times
I
felt
awkward
were
during
the
interactions.
There's
plenty
of
talking
on
the
show
and
it's
all
in
Hindi.
I
make
grammatical
mistakes
since
it's
not
my
spoken
language.
Being
a
South
Indian,
I
have
little
hold
over
Hindi.
But
then,
I
wonder
how
many
Hindi-speaking
people
can
speak
Tulu?
How
"Biggest
Loser
Jeetega"
appealed
to
you?
For
me,
it
was
complete
entertainment.
It's
truly
a
reality
show
without
any
gimmickry,
no
show
of
skin
and
no
foul
language.
It's
not
about
beauty.
Yet,
you
will
notice
that
most
of
the
contestants
have
got
a
wonderful
smile.
There
is
a
definite
lack
of
awareness
about
health
issues
in
our
country.
We're
ignorant
about
what
we
should
start
with
--
dieting,
working
out
or
walking.
I
was
on
a
sabbatical
from
films
and
the
reality
show
was
a
perfect
vehicle
to
impart
all
that
I
know
about
health
to
make
a
positive
difference
in
other
people's
lives.
Were
celebrities
eligible
for
participating
in
the
contest?
No,
celebrities
throw
tantrums
and
wouldn't
have
pushed
themselves
as
far
as
these
contestants
have.
Rumours
were
doing
the
rounds
that
we
had
approached
celebrities
and
they
refused.
Well,
I
don't
need
them,
they
need
me
to
lose
weight.
They
would
fake
tears
and
insist
on
camera
angles.
This
show
is
about
common
people,
who
are
raw
and
won't
show
fake
emotions.
We
had
gone
to
Adnan
Sami
to
ask
him
to
contribute
in
making
an
inspirational
song
for
us.
But
he
was
already
losing
weight
then.
Is
it
not
difficult
to
lose
weight
in
a
controlled
environment
?
There
is
a
room
filled
with
goodies
in
our
show.
There
is
a
chocolate
room
open
365
days
a
year
with
more
goodies
than
InOrbit
Mall
has.
The
contestants
can
cheat.
With
the
knowledge
we've
imparted
to
them,
there's
no
way
they
would
go
back
to
their
old
lifestyle.
What's
your
family's
reaction
to
the
show?
Mana,
the
kids
and
I
watched
an
entire
season
at
one
go.
We
were
laughing
and
crying
all
the
way.
My
son
has
started
looking
at
his
podgy
friends
differently
and
guides
them
with
their
diet.
So,
I'm
happy
that
we've
already
started
influencing
people.
What's
the
secret
of
your
fitness?
Discipline.
I
eat
breakfast
like
a
king,
lunch
like
a
prince
and
dinner
like
a
pauper.
I
drink
plenty
of
water,
get
almost
eight
hours
of
sleep
everyday,
I
run,
climb
stairs,
walk,
play
cricket
and
go
to
a
gym
or
work
out
for
half-an-hour
daily.
I
love
my
desserts
once
a
week.
When
shooting
a
film,
I
rehearse
like
a
dog
for
my
action
and
dance
scenes
to
burn
calories.
How
do
you
view
television
today?
It's
an
awesome
medium,
especially
for
reality
and
sports.
It's
also
very
tough
if
one
is
part
of
a
daily
soap.
Everyday
you
hear
about
someone
or
the
other
fainting
on
the
sets.
I
can
understand
the
constant
pressure
on
the
actors.
There
is
so
much
competition,
but
I'm
enjoying
my
stint
on
the
small
screen
as
of
now.
How
did
your
partnership
with
Ekta
Kapoor
come
about?
I
met
Ekta
for
some
work.
The
love
and
respect
she
gave
me
was
amazing.
The
first
thing
she
said
to
me
was
that
she
had
often
told
her
father
that
she
wanted
to
work
with
me.
She's
an
achiever
at
such
a
young
age
and
yet
she
is
so
humble.
It's
my
privilege
to
work
with
her.
We're
doing
quite
a
bit
of
work
together.