Rakesh
Roshan
shed
18
kgs
at
the
same
time
that
beta
Hrithik
gained
15
kgs
for
a
film
role.
It's
true.
At
the
same
time
when
Hrithik
Roshan
gained
15
kgs
for
his
role
in
Guzaarish,
his
father
Rakesh
Roshan
lost
18
kgs
in
5
months.
While
the
son
was
rapidly
gaining
weight
around
his
waist
and
developing
a
paunch,
his
pa
was
losing
his,
and
getting
trimmer.
Rakesh
Roshan
confirms,
"Yes,
it's
true.
It
happened
simultaneously.
Hrithik
had
to
gain
weight
for
the
first
half
of
the
film,
and
I
was
nearing
100
kilos,
and
I
decided
it
was
time
to
get
fit."
Roshan
senior
has
started
a
diet-and-exercise
programme,
under
the
supervision
of
Hrithik's
trainer.
One
morning,
Roshan
went
off
carbohydrates
completely.
"I
cut
out
rice,
bread,
fruits
and
sugar
from
my
diet
completely.
I
met
a
doctor
from
Denver
at
the
Oneness
University
in
Chennai
who
advised
me
to
follow
the
no-carb
diet.
It
was
tough
for
a
couple
of
days.
Now
I
have
a
trainer
and
I
work
out
for
a
hour
and
a
half
every
morning
and
walk
on
the
beach
for
an
hour
in
the
evening.
I
am
so
hooked
to
working
out
that
Hrithik,
my
wife
Pinky
and
I
work
together
at
our
gym
at
home
often."
When
asked
about
his
inspiration,
he
says,
"It
has
to
come
from
within.
You
have
to
decide
you
have
to
become
fit.
In
any
case,
my
friend
Jeetendra
is
a
constant
source
of
inspiration.
The
way
he
has
maintained
himself
over
the
years
is
amazing.
He
would
exercise
in
front
of
us
and
eat
the
right
kind
of
food
while
we
would
laze
around
and
binge
on
all
kinds
of
rubbish."
The
director,
who
still
enjoys
his
three
glasses
of
whisky
every
night,
says
his
family
is
happy
with
his
decision
to
go
from
fat
to
fit,
"They
were
very
happy
when
they
saw
how
much
weight
I
had
lost.
They
had
been
telling
me
to
lose
weight
for
years.
I
had
gained
weight
when
I
started
as
a
director
in
Khudgarz.
I
would
binge
on
all
kids
of
junk
food
from
samosas
to
sandwiches
and
went
from
80
kg
to
almost
20
more
in
a
few
years.
When
I
weighed
myself
last
year
in
September,
I
found
myself
crossing
99
kg
and
that's
when
I
decided
I
needed
to
do
something."
His
beta
was
most
impressed
by
his
dedication,
"Hrithik
couldn't
believe
it
that
I
had
lost
so
much
weight.
He
kept
saying,
'Dad,
I
can't
believe
it!' I
consider
it
a
compliment
coming
from
my
son
because
he
has
one
of
the
best
bodies
in
India
today."
Incidentally,
Duggu
has
now
lost
all
the
weight
he'd
gained
for
the
film.
They
are
into
the
final
days
of
shooting
for
which
he
needed
to
be
his
trim
self.
Story first published: Thursday, April 1, 2010, 14:36 [IST]