Chandu Champion: Kartik Aaryan Tears Up, Hugs Kabir Khan As His Film Hits Theatres, Watch

Kartik Aaryan’s highly anticipated film Chandu Champion has finally hit the theatres today. The film narrates the extraordinary journey of a man who refused to give up. Kartik Aaryan will play Murlikant Petkar, India’s first Paralympic gold medalist in the film. The actor recently shared an inside video of the theatres were he received loud cheers from the viewers. He also hugged his director Kabir Khan.

Sharing the video, he penned an emotional note that read, “THIS CHAMPION IS NOW YOURS ♥️ These claps These Standing Ovations are making me so emotional and proud of this entire journey This movie is more than just a story for me, it’s a journey that changed my perspective about life! I’m so grateful to @kabirkhankk sir and #SajidNadiadwala sir for choosing me to be their champion, and it’s my greatest honor to have portrayed the role of a real-life hero Murlikant sir, I’ll forever be indebted to you. Ye movie, har uss Chandu keliye jo Champion banna chahta hai, har uss Chandu keliye jo Champion ban sakta hai .”

Have a look at the video:

Kartik went through rigorous training to look the part of a freestyle swimmer in the film, which involved reducing his weight from 90 kgs to 72 kgs and his body fat from 39% to 7%. In fact, Kartik recently took to social media to share a viral before-and-after transformation picture of himself that encompassed his journey from an ‘insomniac’ to a ‘fitness enthusiast’.

In an exclusive chat with News18 Showsha, Kartik’s trainer said he started a ‘program-based workout’ with Kartik in 2022 for Chandu Champion, and back then, the actor was as heavy as seen in the picture that has garnered a lot of scrutiny. Talking about how Kartik’s physicality had ‘shocked’ him, he says, “In the beginning, I gave him some basic movements like squats, pull-ups and push-ups, and he couldn’t do any of it! I knew that he had gained weight for Freddy but the fact that he couldn’t pull off even these basic movements really shocked me.”

On the work front, Kartik Aaryan will be next seen in horror comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3.