Aamir Khan kept his cool when there was a prize of Rs 1 lakh for slapping him, recalls Rahul Bhatt: ‘He said I’ve seen this before’ | Bollywood News

Aamir Khan went through a massive transformation when he was shooting for Nitesh Tiwari’s Dangal as the film required him to look like an ageing, out-of-shape wrestler, but the flashback portions required him to be in his fittest shape. Recently, fitness trainer Rahul Bhatt, who trained the actor for the film, recalled that Aamir was extremely sincere during the training and would start his gym routine at 4:15 am every day. He also recalled the time when Aamir ran into a controversy but kept his cool, even though there was a crowd of people who wanted to attack him.
Talking to Hindi Rush, Rahul recalled the time when he worked with Aamir for Dangal and said, “Aamir is very driven, very ambitious, very good judge of human beings, very good observer. He believes in identifying the right man for the right job, and then letting him do his job.” Rahul recalled an incident when a statement made Aamir landed him in a controversy and shared, “We were shooting in Ludhiana, and then he had given a statement that ‘I feel unsafe…’ At that time, protestors had gathered outside the hotel and the locals had announced Rs 1 lakh prize money for the person who slapped Aamir. But he was focused and he was on a diet. He didn’t break his diet, he didn’t smoke, didn’t drink, he remained on course.”
Rahul Bhatt recalled that Aamir Khan was completely zen about the events going on around him and said that all of this would pass in a few days. “He said, ‘This will go on for a day or two and this shall pass.’ He was cool under pressure. He said, ‘I have seen this before,’” he recalled and added, “I was standing there and there were BSF security people there. I was thinking he might go off his diet and eat ice creams or drink but nothing of that sort.” The incident happened in 2015 when Aamir said that he felt unsafe in India because of the rising intolerance.
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Rahul further shared that sometimes, Aamir would land up at the gym before him. “He used to be there at the gym at 4:15 am. Sometimes his bodyguard would wake me up in the morning and he would already be training, very motivated.”
Rahul Bhatt said that Aamir Khan went from 39 percent body fat to 9 percent body fat but he continued muscle training through it all. “He went from 39 percent body dat to 9 percent body fat. There was no restriction on water but there was a strict diet. He would take 2700 to 2200 calories a day. Aamir had some reservations about following a high protein diet because of kidney issues. Aamir is a little particular but once you convince him, he lens. He gets many opinions and then he decides for himself,” he said.