Jr NTR Was Once Fat-Shamed And Called Ugly; The Actor's Transformation Left Everyone Speechless
Jr NTR was once obese and was fat-shamed. He underwent a kickass transformation and left everyone speechless. The RRR actor reportedly underwent liposuction.
Jr NTR became an overnight star after the release of SS Rajamouli's RRR. While some people said Ram Charan took away the limelight from it, others were rooting for him to bag an Oscar nomination after Hollywood's reputed magazine Variety included him in the best actor prediction list.
But did you know Jr NTR went from flab to fit years ago?
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Often criticised for his body and weight, Jr NTR took everyone by surprise after he shed weight and sported a toned and fit body for his film Temper in 2015. A year prior, the man was at his heaviest.
It was Puri Jagannadh, the man who directed, produced and wrote Vijay Deverakonda-starrer Liger, who convinced Jr NTR to lose some kilos for his film and hit the gym.
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A year later, he was seen with chiseled physique. He even sported six-pack abs.
Did you know Jr NTR was trolled for being obese?
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Jr NTR was often trolled for his weight and even called ugly. He revealed the same on Evaru Meelo Koteeswarulu which is the Telugu version of the Hindi game show Kaun Banega Crorepati.
If reports are to be believed, Jr NTR underwent liposuction after his film Rakhi. This was before his 2007 movie Yama Donga.
Meanwhile, Jr NTR was recently seen promoting Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor starrer Brahamastra. At the event, he revealed Ranbir Kapoor inspires him as an actor and that he is a big fan of Amitabh Bachchan. Do you know Jr NTR knows all the songs of Rockstar by heart?
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Rajamouli who was also present at the event said, "We started playing Rockstar songs on TV. Taarak started singing the song along with the song on TV. Ranbir was completely awestruck. That is not even Hindi, it's some Kashmiri Hindi, I myself don¡¯t know the lyrics and this guy was singing the byhearted lyrics. He (Ranbir) was amazed. We were not amazed obviously because we know the kind of talent Taarak is."
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Jr NTR added, "There is one actor I really connect with and that is Ranbir. Every film of his has really inspired me as an actor and my most favourite is Rockstar. He inspires me. I really like the intensity in Ranbir....it feels great to share a stage with him today in my hometown Hyderabad."
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