Jaideep Ahlawat Recalls What Aditya Chopra Told Him Before Maharaj Prep

Maharaj is currently streaming on Netflix

Bow down to Jaideep Ahlawat's dedication and commitment. The Raazi actor shed 27 pounds to slip into the shoes of a godman in the Netflix film Maharaj, backed by YRF Entertainment. Wondering who inspired him? It was none other than producer Aditya Chopra. In an interaction with co-star Junaid Khan, who is Aamir Khan's son, Jaideep revealed how Aditya Chopra encouraged him to lose weight. In the Netflix chat segment, Junaid gives a shout-out to Jaideep Ahlawat for his “drastic physical transformation”. To this, the Jaane Jaan actor said, “This was my first assignment after lockdown. Aditya Chopra said a beautiful thing, ‘Everyone believes you will nail it. Everyone believes you are a good actor. But I feel if you try something new, then it will be different for the audience. So you will look really nice if you lose weight. We will structure your body that way.' I was like, ‘Okay sir.' Precisely I was 109.7 kilos. It took me five months to reach the weight of 82 kilos.”