Salman Khan opens up about being in a bad shape after 'Sultan'

Salman Khan opens up about being in a bad shape after 'Sultan' on 'Koffee with Karan 9': 'My head was broken, some hernia stuff was there, shoulder was messed up; it was unfair to fans of shirtless me'

Salman Khan has spoken openly about his fitness, health problems and the effort it takes to maintain his physique at 61. On the first episode of ‘Koffee With Karan’ season 9, the actor looked back at his famous shirtless looks in films like ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’, ‘Wanted’ and ‘Dabangg’.

He also admitted that his injuries had affected the way he looked.

How Salman Khan stays fit at 61

Asked how he manages to look so fit at 61, Salman Khan credited discipline and lifestyle changes. During the conversation with Karan Johar, he said, "A lot of hard work. A lot of sacrifices. I just added a lot of good things to my life and reduced every bad thing. For the people who have been die-hard fans of shirtless me, okay, there was a phase in my life because of a lot of injuries and stuff like that.

It was unfair on them. No matter how old you are, it is unfair on them to see me like that.

My head was broken; some hernia stuff was there. My shoulder was messed up. And all this came from 'Sultan'. Knee and back, and then trigeminal neuralgia, then the aneurysm. That is not any justification for how I was looking. I should not have let go for that time.”

Salman Khan’s upcoming projects

Salman will next be seen in ‘Mathrubhumi’. It has been directed by Apoorva Lakhia and also stars Chitrangda Singh. The release date is yet to be announced. He will also feature in 'Monster', directed by Vamshi Paidipally and starring Nayanthara as the female lead. The actor has not signed any other projects yet.Apart from this, he is also in talks with Raj & DK for a superhero movies. However, nothing has been made official as of now.He is currently hosting ‘Bigg Boss 20’.