Hrithik Roshan resorted to smoking for two weeks after Fighter body shots which turned into a disaster: “My resting heart rate went up” : Bollywood News

Fighter, starring Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone, is currently running in theatres. Also starring Anil Kapoor, Karan Singh Grover and Akshay Oberoi in pivotal roles, the film directed by Siddharth Anand released on January 25. In a recent conversation, the actor candidly admitted to resorting to smoking cigarettes after he was done with his transformation, body shots and aerial shoot sequences for the film. He felt the victory eventually turned into a personal disaster.

Hrithik Roshan resorted to smoking for two weeks after Fighter body shots which turned into a disaster: “My resting heart rate went up”

Speaking to Film Companion, Hrithik Roshan said, “It was incredibly difficult and I had to shoot three songs back to back while I was doing transformation, which meant there was no fuel and I was just running on steam. When the day came and my body shot was done, it got over, I was so happy and relieved. But nothing was filling me up. I had gajar ka halwa, ice cream, I had not planned for the reward, I had only planned to be in this Fighter flight mode and get this done.”

He added, “I was like, ‘What do I do? What do I do?’ So, I picked up a cigarette and started smoking. I went into the other deep end and that’s a learning in itself because, in one week, my resting heart rate went up from 45 to 75. It’s that bad for you. So, I stopped. But it was a disaster. We only plan, schedule and brainstorm about the building, but what happens after the victory? That also needs a plan.”

Fighter also stars Sanjeeda Shaikh, Talat Aziz, Pradum Shukla, and Pradum Jaykar in pivotal roles. The film marks Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone’s first collaboration and his third one with Siddharth Anand after Bang Bang and War.