Before & After – Arjun Kapoor

Cousins Sonam and Arjun Kapoor have faced with one common problem during their growing up years. Both were overweight, but they dealt with it in their own way.

While Sonam drowned herself in fashion magazines quite early on, giving her the edge she has today, Arjun seems to have invested all his attention towards films. Apparently during his teenage years the actor wouldn’t bother going partying or play sports, but instead would lock himself up in a room full of dvds.

Says a source, “We all have our own methods of dealing with our insecurities or weaknesses. Arjun found comfort in cinema. He wanted to watch and learn from as many different filmmakers as possible. It made him feel like he was using his time well. He would sit and watch films for hours together, trying to understand different kinds of cinema, apart from Bollywood films that he grew up watching.”

So much so that today he owns a collection of over 7,500 dvds, all arranged neatly in alphabetical order in his room. Adds the source, “That stack contains everything from Hollywood to Bollywood to foreign films to documentaries. It’s like a film buff’s paradise in there. Even today, despite the fact that he’s been busy with his film, he tries to make sure he watches at least one film a day. It’s what keeps him going and he believes it’s the best way to judge his own work.”

A heavy, podgy 140 kilos Arjun always aspired to become a director. He worked as an assistant director in Kal Ho Naa Hai, Salaam-E-Ishq and co-produced Wanted. It was on the sets of Wanted that Salman noticed Arjun’s eye for movies and strongly felt that he can become an actor.

Salman became Arjun’s fitness trainer and looked after his diet and exercise routine. Eventually he lost 68 kilos. Source