The Indian actor Randeep Hooda confessed he nearly died while losing weight for his film Swatantrya Veer Savarkar.
In an exclusive chat with Mid-Day, the Radhe actor talked about his struggle to lose weight for Swatantrya Veer Savarkar.
“My calf was bent at a right angle to my thigh, which makes me realise how weak I may have been,” he said.
Randeep went on to explain, "My recovery process was painstaking and involved a period of revenge eating where I compensated for long-term food deprivation followed by a disciplined rehabilitation process with the help of a physiotherapist."
The Highway actor continued, “It was very tough. I would often feel extremely weak, and would faint. It’s a terrible thing for an actor to go through. But, I believe, looking the part is something every actor should do."
He admitted, "It should be the [very least] one does. I had to suffer due to lack of organization, and had to do it twice over, it was a test of patience, not only for me, but also for the remaining cast and crew."
Randeep Hooda also noted, "I’d lose my patience quickly, and often. I was concerned about the fact that I had been underweight for too long. At one point, I was begging the people involved to finish the shoot so I could get back to [eating normally],”
Swatantrya Veer Savarkar was released on March 22, 2024.
