Arjun Kapoor for Filmfare for October 2012
“I was content being overweight because I wanted to be a director. So I went on the sets of Kal Ho Naa Ho, worked with dad (Boney Kapoor) a bit and joined Nikhil Advani as an assistant director duringSalaam-e-Ishq. Then I met Salman Bhai. He took me aside one day and said, “I think you should become an actor. Give it your best short. Else you will wake up as a 35-year-old and might regret (not trying your luck). I will help you, come to the gym. You might not lose all the 50 kilos. When he said ‘we’ are going to lose weight, it gave me confidence that he is going to take me through this journey. When Salman Khan says he will guide you, what else do you want? The weight loss was a three-year process. I’d show up at his house at seven in the morning and would be with him till midnight. Salman Bhai’s like a father figure and has inspired me beyond everything. ” - Arjun Kapoor
(Source: itsbollywood)
