Updated On: 07 October, 2023 07:14 AM IST | Mumbai | The Hitlist Team
Former actor Imran Khan opened up on how he felt ‘insecure’ about his physique, and talked about his uphill fitness journey

Imran Khan
Former actor Imran Khan, who is known for his work in Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na, and Delhi Belly, opened up on how he felt ‘insecure’ about his physique, and talked about his uphill fitness journey. Taking to Instagram to share a string of pictures of himself, he wrote, “I’ve always been skinny. I’m one of those hyper-metabolic people. My body burns through whatever I consume. Oh no, what a terrible affliction! In my late teens, guys around me started joining gyms and working out. They started to expand, their biceps stretching the sleeves of their t-shirts. I wore a size S, and my sleeves were still loose,” he wrote, recounting how he attempted to gain muscle mass over the years after making his debut. “Sculpting and maintenance of my body became part of my lifestyle. I worked out regularly, but would still hear, ‘So, you’ll bulk up a bit before we start shooting, right?’, ‘You’re looking weak’, ‘You look like a little boy, not a man’, and, ‘The heroine looks bigger than you’.” He admitted that he “tried harder” because he wanted “a powerful, heroic physique”. “I had six meals a day, totalling 4,000 calories—all the good stuff. But I would still not gain enough to look [big]. I needed to supplement with whey protein, creatine, and ultimately, anabolic steroids.”
