Milan Talkies lead Ali Fazal has slimmed down for his role in the Tigmanshu Dhulia film. 

The Victoria & Abdul and Fukrey Returns star looks to have to have lost over 10kg of muscle and 2kg fat for the role. He plays a boy from a small town near Lucknow. While he had put on over 14kg for his web series Mirzapur, Dhulia requested him to shed all the weight before Milan Talkies hit the floor last month. 

Ali was put on a keto diet — a low carb, moderate protein, and high fat diet. Ali’s trainer ensured the actor ran over 5km a day to drop his muscles and become lean. “It felt good to know I could look both buff and lean if I put my heart to it. But I am a lean guy and I am comfortable in this avatar.” 

Bharati K. Dubey