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  • Top 10 Fittest Bollywood Actors

    Top 10 Fittest Bollywood Actors

    Pursuing a career in show business is a hard path. Training to be a professional actor will take you through acting schools and many other classes to develop skills in singing, dancing, and other skills useful in entertainment. It also takes a lot of tries to land a role in a television show or a film. Overall, an acting career is a challenging career path for people with little charisma and entertaining skills. 

    Still, there is a distinct quality that successful actors and actresses have in common: an attractive and pleasing appearance. Overall appearance is a huge factor for success in show business. The physical appearance of an actor or actress can determine if they fit the role they are auditioning for. Some roles may require actors to build up more muscle or to slim down from their original weight. Thus, actors have been keeping their bodies in the fittest state possible, so it will be easier to change their weight to adapt to their desired roles.

    Bollywood

    Bollywood is one of the filming industries that has so much versatility in terms of movie genres. Bollywood is the Indian-Hindi language cinema in Mumbai, India. It is home to great actors and actresses who have starred in films that have impacted not only the local audience but also people worldwide with their international films.

    Fittest Bollywood Actors

    Bollywood actors are known for their dedication to their work and excellent acting skills. Also, many of these actors have gained popularity due to their fitness and how well they build their bodies for specific roles. A balanced diet and rigorous training exercises are the secrets to building a fit and muscular body. Still, some Bollywood actors prefer a vegan diet due to their preference or culture, and it may be harder to build muscle due to less protein intake. Luckily, tons of Total Shape products can help them get all the protein that their body needs. A combination of a good workout plan, diet, supplements, and proper training equipment helps actors achieve the fitness they aim for.

    In this article, we will talk about the top ten of the fittest Bollywood actors in the business, as well as their fitness routines, diets, and lifestyle choices that help them maintain their bodies to their utmost fitness levels:

    1.    Hrithik Roshan

    Hrithik Roshan is an Indian actor that stars in many Indian films and has won many major awards throughout his career. Being one of the most highly-paid actors in this business, he has also appeared in Forbes India’s Celebrity 100 multiple times. Currently 47 years old, he has proven that fitness can be achieved at any age. He has notably achieved a weight loss of almost 11 kilograms in only 10 weeks and has also reduced his waistline by 3 inches. He said that his diet mostly contained protein-rich food paired with foods rich in fiber to aid in digestion. Also, he refrains from any form of starvation to prove that getting fit does not have to be too difficult. He also takes multivitamins that help keep his diet balanced.

    2.    Shah Rukh Khan

    Shah Rukh Khan is an Indian actor and film producer who is known in many titles given to him by the media, such as the “Baadshah of Bollywood”, “King Khan”, or “King of Bollywood”. He is known for his work locally and internationally and has gained international awards throughout his career. He is also one of the most famous celebrities that is known for his fitness and body shape. His ab workout is undoubtedly one of the most rigorous regimens, having trained 4 to 6 times a week on his abdominal area, and the results have indeed shown. His diet mainly consists of complex carbs and food high in fiber content. He also takes protein shakes after each workout to supplement his body’s protein intake.

    3.    Aamir Khan

    Aamir Khan is an Indian actor and filmmaker and is one of the most popular Hindu actors internationally. He is best known for his films that have achieved the highest gross in Bollywood and the highest-grossing international Bollywood film. He keeps his body in top shape by working out 6 times a week, and he consumes small meals before the start of each workout to take in enough energy. In addition, he keeps his diet varied, switching between vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals and avoids too much sugar intake. His exercises primarily focus on high-intensity and high-interval cardio training, and he has built up significant muscle mass while maintaining overall body fitness. This article will show you how to balance your diet and weight training to attain a healthy and fit body and know more about high-intensity training.

    4.    Farhan Akhtar

    Farhan Akhtar is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter, and singer and has won numerous awards in the Indian film industry. This actor is one of the most dedicated to keeping their body in top shape for his acting roles. While preparing for one of his films, he has trained by doing various activities such as running through stairs multiple times, playing football, swimming, and cycling. The variety in his training has produced excellent results, and his body was ready in time for filming. His diet also included lean meat and egg whites for proteins, paired with fresh fruits and vegetables, while avoiding rice, bread, and alcohol.

    5.    Arjun Rampal

    Arjun Rampal is an Indian actor, filmmaker, and model who starred in over 40 films in his career. He has shown great care and effort in developing his body as he worked as a model and pursued an acting career that led him to continue to work on his body to land more roles that require a character in top shape. His physical training mainly focuses on stamina and cardio rather than weight-lifting and gives time to develop his spiritual health. 

    6.    Varun Dhawan

    Varun Dhawan is an Indian actor famous for his achievement of hitting eleven box office successes in a row. He has been featured in Forbes India’s Celebrity 100. He has previously struggled with overweight issues but has overcome these with proper training and a balanced diet. He also practices dancing which is also a big help in keeping his body fit and healthy.

    7.    John Abraham

    John Abraham is an Indian actor and a former model. His career as a model helped him to work on his fitness level continuously, and pursuing an acting career also required him to keep up with his training exercises. He likes to wake up early, start immediately on his workouts, and focus on two body parts per day to ensure maximum body growth and development. He says that a balanced diet also helps in maintaining his body’s fitness.

    8.    Milind Soman

    Milind Soman is a fitness advocate, supermodel, and Bollywood actor. Famous for his charmingly good looks, Soman has also been a key figure in fitness. He is a swimmer who has competed at the international level and has attained the “ironman” title by completing the Ironman Challenge, a triathlon challenge that the strongest people worldwide only complete. Given his background in sports, he has maintained his fitness level by continuously training, mostly in swimming.

    9.    Kunal Kapoor

    Kunal Kapoor is an Indian actor and martial artist. At the age of 53, he has maintained his fitness by continuously training his body in the gym. His background in martial arts also helped in maintaining discipline in his training. In addition, he has switched his diet to vegan home-cooked meals, which is beneficial for people in his age group.

    10.    Saif Ali Khan

    Saif Ali Khan is an Indian actor and film producer. At the age of 50, he is still one of the fittest actors in Bollywood. Some of his films show the behind-the-scenes clips of how he trains for his roles. He concentrates on his training regimen of cardio and yoga that keeps his body fit and healthy, and he sticks to his diet of rice, vegetables, and dal.

  • CINTAA comes out in support of actors, upholds dignity of women

    CINTAA comes out in support of actors, upholds dignity of women

    MUMBAI: Cine And TV Artistes' Association (CINTAA) has released an official statement in support of the actors that are being attacked by news organisations. The statement read, “News Media, an integral part of the media and entertainment Industry has been outrageously vehement these last few weeks, in attacking men and women from the actor’s fraternity.”

    According to CINTAA, news channels are treating actors as if they are participants and instigators in an alleged conspiracy around Sushant Singh Rajput’s death that has occupied headlines recently in the public domain.

    The association feels it is important for news organisations to realize that one cannot function as a self-appointed judge, jury and executioner.
     
    It read, “In an attempt to boost viewership ratings, the catastrophic repercussions are ignored. That itself is reason enough for all to seriously introspect and put an end to the ill-informed debates and personal opinions being voiced by all and sundry. Without prejudice, the Cine & TV Artists Association (CINTAA), which represents the actors Community for over six decades, thought it befitting to break its silence in retaliation to those who are out to defame and slander its members.”

    CINTAA believes that till the time that the truth is not unearthed, a person's reputation should not be maligned, their livelihood should not be snatched away, their self-esteem should not be trampled upon and their integrity should not be questioned.

    It also mentions that actors are cultural ambassadors of this nation and the country's core values are shared through them with the rest of the world.

    Read the entire statement here:

     “CINTAA is one of the strongest Unions in the Film Fraternity. Our ideology is truly secular and it fosters true brotherhood, no matter what caste, creed or religion any member belongs to. As the fifth largest member of the International Federation of Actors-Performers Union (FIA) our voices and statements are valued world over. For us it is heartening to say that many of our Actors have been a recipient  of the Padma Shri/Padma Bhushan  awards coupled with many National & International citations. We belong to an intelligent, respectful and educated class and our body of work in the world of Entertainment stands second to none, even in the Global Arena.”

    Some members from the media and entertainment community are also members of parliament and to defame the whole community is far from acceptance. A retired Army officer who has stood on the Borders is  an actor today. A nursing officer who rendered her services much beyond the call of her duty during these pandemic times is also an actor.  In times of any national adversities the actors fraternity have stood shoulder to shoulder to mitigate miseries of people, be it financially, emotionally or otherwise.

    CINTAA, very strongly advocates upholding the Dignity of all women and hence have put in place all the necessary checks and balances at the work spots. Any instances of disrespect to our female colleagues is a matter of serious concern  and we do adopt taking the severest of actions and punishments to the offenders. Pertinent to add that the Me-too movement that emerged for sexual abuse has been very appropriate.

    We, therefore reiterate, that the Industry for the larger part, is a safe haven and yes, we would be the first to acknowledge that like in any other sector, there may exist some bad elements and by recognising and weeding them out, we are constantly looking to improve ourselves.

    However, stretching beyond one’s wildest imagination, the exuberance showcased by some anchors to capture eyeballs is outrageous and without any hard evidence. We deeply condemn such impetuous topics of debate that tarnishes the image of a whole community.

  • Twitter introduces Times Twitter Impact List: Shah Rukh Khan is most influential Bollywood actor

    Twitter introduces Times Twitter Impact List: Shah Rukh Khan is most influential Bollywood actor

    MUMBAI:  For the first time, Twitter has come up with new matrix to judge the impact created on the social media platform based on engagement scores – and actor Shah Rukh Khan has emerged a clear winner.

    Twitter in partnership with Times of India has compiled lists of rank well-known politicians, Bollywood actors, TV actors, musicians, sport stars, and media brands based on their new measuring unit.

    “Over time, it becomes important to understand what impact these personalities have on their audience and what the true criterion on which their impact depends is. We thought it was important to put out the variety and the breadth of the creators and content producers on twitter who have the maximum impact on their lives,” said Twitter head of TV partnerships – India Viral Jani, adding that the list has been compiled based on absolutely organic reach and does not take into account any paid engagement.

    Since its inception, Twitter has been a powerful platform and tool to gauge popular opinion, breaking news and bridging the gap between celebrities and popular personalities and their fans or start a social campaign. The number of followers any personality has always becomes the benchmark for their importance on the platform and their level of influence.

    “We created a new index by measuring the engagement coming from an handle based on the number of replies, re-tweets and favourites the handle’s content gets and aggregating that into an impact score. It is the true extent of how much impact the person have on the platform, how viral their content gets, and their impact beyond twitter as several media organizations follow Twitter closely and report from information available on the platform, what is noticed in twitter travels to television, print and other digital platforms as well,” Jani added.

    Going by the new Times Twitter Impact List that has been compiled for the year of 2015, Amitabh Bachchan is the Bollywood actor with the most number of followers but it is Shah Rukh Khan who rules the platform when it comes to engagement and impact, Actor Aamir Khan does not even feature in the top ten lists. Similarly the Quantico starrer Priyanka Chopra emerged as the Bollywood female actress with the most impact on her audience.

    “It doesn’t necessarily mean that if one has a higher number of followers they also command the most amount of impact on their audience. The focus is on how they engage with their audience, how they keep them interactive to their profiles, etc,” Jani pointed out.

    Among Television personalities, actor-comedian Kapil Sharma and actor-dancer Gauhar Khan steal the show.

    When it comes to most influential politicians on Twitter, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi tops the list, followed by Subramaniam Swamy and Arvind Kejriwal. The most impactful business leaders are Mahindra Group’s chairman and MD, Anand Mahindra followed by Colors TV CEO Raj Nayak.

    In sports, Sachin Tendulkar is the undisputed king of engagements among men, while Sania Mirza tops the list among women.

    Based on the growing importance given to measurability of one’s social media influence, Twitter’s new ‘Impact Index’ may become the new currency to quantify virality, which makes the measurement and the list far more powerful for brands to map their social media presence. Brand managers and advertisers are sure to keep an eye on the lists as well.

    Asked if Twitter is considering partnering with brands to share their impact scores with them, Jani said, “The key differentiator for this list is that it is meant for our users and the consumer. We may consider it if we want to get into the brand space later, but for now the lists are strictly consumer facing.”

    Twitter is considering to add few more categories of lists the the current few depending on the reception of this new initiative.

    Lists:

    Bollywood Male Actors

    Bollywood Female Actors

    Directors

    Music Artists

    Indian Politicians

    Cricketers and Other Sports personalities

    Business Leaders

    TV Male and Female personalities

    TV channels

  • Twitter introduces Times Twitter Impact List: Shah Rukh Khan is most influential Bollywood actor

    Twitter introduces Times Twitter Impact List: Shah Rukh Khan is most influential Bollywood actor

    MUMBAI:  For the first time, Twitter has come up with new matrix to judge the impact created on the social media platform based on engagement scores – and actor Shah Rukh Khan has emerged a clear winner.

    Twitter in partnership with Times of India has compiled lists of rank well-known politicians, Bollywood actors, TV actors, musicians, sport stars, and media brands based on their new measuring unit.

    “Over time, it becomes important to understand what impact these personalities have on their audience and what the true criterion on which their impact depends is. We thought it was important to put out the variety and the breadth of the creators and content producers on twitter who have the maximum impact on their lives,” said Twitter head of TV partnerships – India Viral Jani, adding that the list has been compiled based on absolutely organic reach and does not take into account any paid engagement.

    Since its inception, Twitter has been a powerful platform and tool to gauge popular opinion, breaking news and bridging the gap between celebrities and popular personalities and their fans or start a social campaign. The number of followers any personality has always becomes the benchmark for their importance on the platform and their level of influence.

    “We created a new index by measuring the engagement coming from an handle based on the number of replies, re-tweets and favourites the handle’s content gets and aggregating that into an impact score. It is the true extent of how much impact the person have on the platform, how viral their content gets, and their impact beyond twitter as several media organizations follow Twitter closely and report from information available on the platform, what is noticed in twitter travels to television, print and other digital platforms as well,” Jani added.

    Going by the new Times Twitter Impact List that has been compiled for the year of 2015, Amitabh Bachchan is the Bollywood actor with the most number of followers but it is Shah Rukh Khan who rules the platform when it comes to engagement and impact, Actor Aamir Khan does not even feature in the top ten lists. Similarly the Quantico starrer Priyanka Chopra emerged as the Bollywood female actress with the most impact on her audience.

    “It doesn’t necessarily mean that if one has a higher number of followers they also command the most amount of impact on their audience. The focus is on how they engage with their audience, how they keep them interactive to their profiles, etc,” Jani pointed out.

    Among Television personalities, actor-comedian Kapil Sharma and actor-dancer Gauhar Khan steal the show.

    When it comes to most influential politicians on Twitter, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi tops the list, followed by Subramaniam Swamy and Arvind Kejriwal. The most impactful business leaders are Mahindra Group’s chairman and MD, Anand Mahindra followed by Colors TV CEO Raj Nayak.

    In sports, Sachin Tendulkar is the undisputed king of engagements among men, while Sania Mirza tops the list among women.

    Based on the growing importance given to measurability of one’s social media influence, Twitter’s new ‘Impact Index’ may become the new currency to quantify virality, which makes the measurement and the list far more powerful for brands to map their social media presence. Brand managers and advertisers are sure to keep an eye on the lists as well.

    Asked if Twitter is considering partnering with brands to share their impact scores with them, Jani said, “The key differentiator for this list is that it is meant for our users and the consumer. We may consider it if we want to get into the brand space later, but for now the lists are strictly consumer facing.”

    Twitter is considering to add few more categories of lists the the current few depending on the reception of this new initiative.

    Lists:

    Bollywood Male Actors

    Bollywood Female Actors

    Directors

    Music Artists

    Indian Politicians

    Cricketers and Other Sports personalities

    Business Leaders

    TV Male and Female personalities

    TV channels

  • From reel to real: Actors piggy ride on populist parties

    From reel to real: Actors piggy ride on populist parties

    NEW DELHI: When megastar Amitabh Bachchan decided in the mid-eighties to wash his hands off politics (except on screen), one expected that very few from his fraternity would dare take the plunge.

     

    However, there were a few like Raj Babbar, Shatrughan Sinha and Sunil Dutt who entered politics. Perhaps the only notable entry from the Hindi cinema industry after that was Vinod Khanna, though several south Indian actors either joined the state or centre arena.

     

    The love between the two magnified as many political parties, particularly Bharatiya Janata Party and Trinamool Congress went all out to woo those from the reel world to the real world. Perhaps this exposure to politics and largely the anti-corruption wave that swept the country in the wake of Anna Hazare’s movement resulted in probably the largest number of film personalities entering the fray for the 2014 polls.

    The 16th Lok Sabha elections saw as many as 40 film personalities from different states, representing different parties campaigning, and many of them surprised all by coming out with flying (party) colours.

     

    But for the film industry, the constituencies that were worth watching were the ones where the members of the same fraternity pitted against each other.

     

    Of the most keenly watched battles was of Kirron Kher of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Aam Admi Party’s Gul Panag. Kher was shown black flags when she first went to Chandigarh, unlike Panag and yet, Kher came out with flying colours. She defeated a veteran like Pawan Kumar Bansal of the Congress, though many from her constituency said it was more a victory of the party than of the actor herself.  

     

    Similarly, Mumbai West saw item girl Rakhi Sawant who represented the Rashtriya Aam Party battling it out with Mahesh Manjrekar who represented the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and ultimately emerged as the winner.

     

    The not-so-‘khamosh’ Shatrughan Sinha once again successfully represented the BJP from Patna Saheb in Bihar where he faced Bhojpuri actor Kunal Singh of the Congress.

    In Birbhum, actor Satabdi Roy of the Trinamool Congress successfully trounced actor Joy Banerjee of the BJP. Similarly, Singer Indranil Sen from TMC expectedly trounced Sidhanth Mahapatra of the Biju Janata Dal from Behrampur.

     

    For the BJP, versatile singer Bablu Supriya from Asansol, senior actor Hema Malini in Mathura despite initial criticism, Hindi and Bhojpuri actor Manoj Tiwari in North East Delhi, versatile actor Paresh Rawal from Ahmedabad East, and veteran Vinod Khanna from Gurdaspur emerged winners.

     

    Television actress Smiriti Irani from the high-profile constituency Amethi lost but with a considerably reduced margin, and others who lost included Nimu Bhowmik in Raiganj, George Baker representing Howrah and music maestro Bappi Lahiri from Serampore.

     

    For the Trinamool Congress, glamorous actor Moon Moon Sen in Bankura, reigning Bengali star Deb (Deepak Adhikari) in Ghatal, Sandhya Sen in Midnapore, actor Arpita Ghosh in Balurghat, and actor Tapas Paul in Krishnagar reached the finishing line ahead of the others, while actor Soumitra Roy from Malda North, and former Bollywood star Biswajit (Chatterjee) from New Delhi had to face defeat.

    The Congress had the largest number of star losers. They included Kannada heroine Ramya in Mandya, the high profile Raj Babbar in Ghaziabad, actor Aparajita Mohanty in Cuttack, veteran Oriya film actor Bijay Mohanty from Bhubaneswar, Hindi and Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kishan from Jaunpur, petite actress Nagma in Meerut, actor Jayasudha in Secunderabad, actor Vijaya Shanthi from Medak, and D Napoleon from Perambalur in Tamil Nadu who was a Minister in the outgoing government.

       
    The AAP faced a similar fate with TV actress Rina Rani who contested from Maharajganj and the actor-dancer Javed Jaffery (son of former comedy actor Jagdeep) from Lucknow being shown the door.

     

    Actor Innocent representing the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from Chalakkudy in Kerala emerged victor, while renowned award-winning director Prakash Jha representing the Janata Dal (United) from West Champaran in Bihar and former actor Jayaprada of Rashtriya Lok Dal from Bijnor had to face defeats.

     

    Actor Murali Mohan won from the Rajahmundry seat for the Telugu Desam Party. 

     
    At present, the Rajya Sabha has Javed Akhtar, Jaya Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, K Chiranjeevi, Rekha and producer T Subbarami Reddy as members. Smriti Irani who lost to Rahul Gandhi also continues to be member of the Rajya Sabha.

     

    One cannot ignore the fact that while Bollywood has generally not been very successful in north India, the southern film industry is rich with examples of film-politicians. Some of the popular names are S S Rajendran (SSR), M G Ramachandran, J Jayalalithaa , S Chandrasekar.

     

    It remains to be seen if the film personalities will rise above to serve the people or will add glamour to the lower house of Parliament.