A lean figure is something we all desire, and when we look at some Bollywood celebs, we tend to think they had it easy. Well, not always. Some stars had to work their asses off to tone down to look fab. Let us look at a few.

Alia Bhatt

This sexy chic was not always slender like in the movie ‘Student Of The Year’. She had to go on a weight loss spree to get rid of the excess weight. She lost an enormous 16 kilos before facing cameras for the movie! Quite an inspiration!

Sonam Kapoor

Even Anil Kapoor’s daughter did not get everything on a platter. She had to work out a lot to get the slim figure she enjoys today. She had to lose 30 kilos to slim down from her initial weight of whopping 90 kilos!

Adnan Sami

Singer Adnan Sami once needed a wheelchair to move around because his weight, at an unbelievable 230 kilos, was too much. That very man burned around 150 kilos to look fit and fab!

Parineeti Chopra

Having a cousin like Priyanka Chopra in the industry was motivation enough for Parineeti to try. However, she had to lose considerable amount of weight to get into the industry. Parineeti went from chubby to chic in about ten months of a strict diet, yet she was criticised for being shapeless. For months she was adamant that wouldn’t want to lose any more weight, but after constant criticism she finally gave in and restarted her weight loss regime.

Arjun Kapoor

Arjun initially looked nothing like the star he is today and his weight loss story was indeed a life transformation. He is now rated as one of the hottest Bollywood actors in the industry!

Kareena Kapoor

The actress who made size zero a trend in India wasn’t always slim! In fact, for her item number in ‘Don’ (2006), she was criticised for her inability to maintain her figure following which she took up the challenge and transformed!

Zarine Khan

This chubby actress lost weight before entering into the Bollywood circuit. She lost so much weight that Salman Khan even asked her to put on some weight for one of her movies!

Sonakshi Sinha:

Our very own Rajjo, Sonakshi Sinha never thought she can be an actress. She was quite on a heavier side and was planning to pursue her career in Fashion Designing. However, Salman Khan told the 90kgs Sonakshi to lose weight and enter Bollywood. She lost around 30 kilos in 2 years and became a perfect heroine to star opposite Salman in the film ‘Dabangg’.

Jackky Bhagnani:

Well, his six-pack-abs were the talk of the town when he made his debut in the film ‘Kal Kissne Dekha’. But, not many know that it took 2 years for Jackky to get that body. The actor was around 130kgs before he thought of making his acting debut.

Karan Johar:

Karan Johar is surely a great filmmaker, but if you would have seen him few years ago, you wouldn’t have recognized him. He was fat and weighed 120kgs. However, he decided to lose weight and you can see what he is right now.

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Kareena Kapoor

but later developed an interest in law. She enrolled herself in Government Law College, however had to leave within a year to fulfil her dreams of joining Bollywood.

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Priyanka Chopra

Former Miss World Priyanka Chopra joined Jai Hind College in Mumbai but could not complete her graduation since she won the Miss India title at the age of 18.

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Aishwarya was initially in Jai Hind College as well but a year later, she switched to another college to pursue a career in architecture. Soon after she had to give up her education to pursue a career in modelling that took her to the Miss World crown as well.

Aamir Khan

Aamir Khan did his Standard 12 from Narsee Monjee College in Mumbai, but barely attended classes because he was always busy with dramatics. Aamir did not study beyond that and pursued a career in acting that bought him to where he is today.

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Deepika Padukone

Deepika was a part of Mount Carmel College in Bangalore but could not complete her studies due to her modelling career. She later enrolled in the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) but could not complete that either.

Alia Bhatt

Alia was a part of Jamnabai Narsee School and soon after completing school she pursued a career in acting and film direction, following in her father’s footsteps.

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Salman Khan

‘Dabangg’ superstar Salman Khan completed his schooling from The Scindia School, Gwalior and St. Stanislaus High School, Mumbai. Sallu was never keen to complete his graduation and joined Bollywood at the age of 23.