Introducing Zarine Khan : Bollywood News

Early days of struggle

At a very young age, due to financial pressures, the responsibility of running the house came on my shoulders. Thats when I had to give up studies and start working. Luckily for me, I always had a tom-boy streak to my personality. Most of my friends in school and college were boys. When the situation demanded I actually became the Man of the house.

In college I was really fat and weighed almost 100 kgs. So never in my wildest dreams did I or my friends think that I would enter the glamour world. I was just another happy go-lucky-girl enjoying my chocolates and junk food. However, when our family was going through financial turmoil, I became more responsible. I knew I had to take charge of the house since I had my mom and younger sister to look after. Thats when I started taking life seriously and began to focus on losing weight and getting into shape. I gave up on sweets, chocolates, started serious work-out and lost a lot of weight eventually. Since I had not completed my education, I couldnt really get a high-profile job and that is when I began modeling. I did quite a few small assignments that fetched me enough money to run the house.

Bagging Veer - My First Big Break

During my modeling days, I got a call one day from someone at Mukta Arts and they asked me to come to the sets of Yuvvraaj. Being a struggling model, I didnt ask too many questions and immediately left for the venue. When I reached the sets, I saw Salman Khan whom I have been a big fan of since a long time. After the shoot, I got a chance to speak to him and told him that I was a big fan of his and even requested for his autograph. He obliged me with his autograph but also told me, Sweetheart, very soon you will be signing autographs. I didnt quite understand what he meant but understood about it later when I was offered Veer.