Meet actor who made a smashing comeback after 14 years, lost 18 kgs in 6 months by..., is now..., his name is...
Suddenly, after 14 years, he appeared on the big screen as a handsome hunk, fully transformed. Any guesses, who we are talking about? We are talking about an actor who is from Khel Khel Mein – Fardeen Khan.
The actor who made a smashing comeback after 14 years, lost 18 kgs in 6 months by adopting a strict workout regime and healthy eating, is now rocking a chiselled physique. The last film he did was Dulha Mil Gaya in 2010, and then he was seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi on Netflix, and now fans are watching him in India's most popular franchise, Housefull 5.
Actor Fardeen Khan's recent Instagram posts from the 'Housefull 5' sets. In the pictures, Fardeen Khan was seen wearing a baby pink T-shirt and smoking a cigar. Along with the pictures shared, the actor advised his followers to never smoke as it is harmful to their health. For him, smoking cigars was a part of the job and had to be done.
He captioned the post, 'Note to self…Smoking is injurious to health. It causes cancer, heart disease, lung disease and can lead to premature death. Quit smoking today.' He further wrote in the post, 'Your body, your family and your future will thank you for this decision, and the future will be better.'
After a 12-year hiatus, the actor has returned to the screen, having previously discussed portraying four distinct roles in a single year. The actor shared his experience, saying that returning to the set is like a 'homecoming.' It's like rejoicing when you work with your former coworkers. On the subject of Fardeen Khan's career, Tarun Mansukhani's film 'Housefull 5' was released in theatres on June 6. In addition to Fardeen Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ritesh Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Nana Patekar, Jackie Shroff, Dino Morea, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nargis Fakhri, Chitrangada Singh, Sonam Bajwa, Soundarya Sharma, Chunky Pandey, Nikitin Dheer, and Johnny Lever play significant roles in the movie.
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