Maniesh Paul shares photos of body transformation, goes from man with a paunch to a ripped bod in 4 months

Actor Maniesh Paul, who will next be seen on the web show Rafuchakkar, has opened up about his physical transformation. For his upcoming show, Paul had a challenging task of gaining 15 kgs and then losing 10 kgs, all within a span of four months. In the series, Paul portrays a conman and is required to undergo two distinct physical transformations. 

One of them involves gaining weight to portray a pot-bellied, plump middle-aged man, while the other requires him to have a completely opposite appearance as a ripped bodybuilder. Paul followed a rigorous workout regime. It took two and a half months to not only lose weight and build muscles.

Paul said, “I have always been a fitness enthusiast, although not a gym freak but I have been working for a healthy body. However, Rafuchakkar put me on a roller coaster ride of physical transformation. As I play a con-artist, I have five different looks and avatars.”

 

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He added, “Shedding my fit-healthy body for one of the looks as Pawan Kumar Bawariya, I had to resemble an ordinary middle class and middle aged guy with a paunch, for which I gained 10 Kgs. For another look, I had to lose weight as well as gain muscles to play a gym trainer. As I had just finished Jugjugg Jeeyo, I had hardly four months to do these drastic changes.”

Rafuchakkar is all set to stream on Jio Cinema from June 15. The web show also stars Sushant Singh and Priya Bapat among others.