Hrithik Roshan: 'I never thought I'd get my perfect body back'

Hrithik Roshan has revealed that he thought he'd never lose weight after he had an accident.

The actor slimmed down from a 36-inch waist to a 29-inch waist after suffering a slipped disc on the set of Agneepath.

He told The Times of India: "I've got my waist back in 62 days flat. And to think that just two months ago I had hit rock bottom mentally. I had a slipped disc and was in anguish. I couldn't lift my arm for a clothes trial. Dad was worried.

"We thought we'd defer Krrish-3. In self-pity I was gorging on brownies and chocolates. Then something within me said - 'I'm not giving in'. I got one of the finest doctors in the world to examine me and the physiotherapy sessions began. I was in anguish but I told myself if I give up today, I may just give it all up."

Roshan added: "The golden word for me is 'initiative'. It is all about taking that first step when you are down and out. We are all normal; we're the same.

"I want everyone out there to know that I wasn't born with the perfect measurements. I had to work towards getting this dream body."

In September, it was revealed that the actor was on a special diet for his role in the remake of the classic gangster film, which originally starred Amitabh Bachchan.

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