sold on announcement then there was a definite request ki action hona chahiye aur bare body hona chahiye aur gaane mein bhi baarish hona chahiye body dikhni zaruri hai dikhta body hai dikhta suniel shetty hai aur dole shole dikhne chahiye so dole shole dikhte the tab samajh aa gaya hum bikne lag gaye that was the difference for me before balwaan released itself i think i had ended up signing 3540 films because that was what stardom was all about rather than just a success of the film ki yaar iski toh 30 filmein hai yaar aur 15 toh floor pe hai making that physique and maintaining it was a challenge because there was no social media and workout videos or that in depth knowledge like you have today despite having knowledge and everything working hard is something you cannot take away from a good physique whether it is tiger or hrithik or ranveer or shahid it is pure dedication that takes you through that is why i always say hats off to salman khan to maintain that kind of a physique throughout his career it is not easy at all yes he did have that kind of equipment the format of training free form was what we worked on and what we trained with that is how it is and we continue to do that there is no substitute for hard work and discipline despite being a popular action star you moved into the comedy space with ease was that a conscious decision to break the action hero stereotype comedy came to me very naturally even with my friends i was a poker face but having such a strong image there was no acceptance distributors refused yeh comedy kar nahi sakta aap hera pheri dekh lijiye first day first show zero collections there were no collections at all akshay kumar and suniel shetty kya comedy aise phate hue kapde lekar kyu ghum rahe ho it became a cult because of word of mouth and appreciation basically it meant only one thing jab aapka ek image ho aapko uss image ke saath khelne chahiye tikana hai toh karna chhaiye vaha meri galti bhi hui i tried to move away from it very fast i started saying no to action films because i wanted to do films that were different and creative satisfaction is what got into me and somewhere down the line i started choosing wrong producers because the producers who were willing to do such kinds of films with me were first time producers and directors they said nahi sir aap jo bolenge hum karenge comedy karenge yeh karenge woh karenge that is when my films started failing because somewhere down the line you are not guided by anybody though i believe i have a tremendous sense of business it didnt come to me when i needed it the most i went with the flow and emotions i wanted that change and i wanted to prove