REVEALED: How Shahid Kapoor is getting lean for 'Padmavati'

It isn't just Ranveer Singh who's bulking up to play Alauddin Khilji in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's upcoming Padmavati. Shahid Kapoor, who plays Deepika Padukone's titular character's husband, Raja Rawal Ratan Singh in the period drama, too, has been working out for the last six months with his trainer Samir Jaura to acquire some lean muscle.

The actor kicked off a boot camp-like regime in July, which included functional training, cross fit and training at the beach with ladders, tyres, ropes and sand bags, six days a week for two-and-a-half hours. 
"The aim was to lose some body fat and gain lean muscles," explained Samir to a tabloid, adding, "He's got a new diet too -four-five portions in a day with broccoli, asparagus, black and brown rice and pulses for proteins. The training and diet plan intensified 40 days before he began shooting in November with him going off salt and sugar for 15 days when close-ups were taken. Now they start the portions of him in royal costumes and since he needs to look bigger, we've added more carbs.“