Written By: Nirmalya Dutta | Updated : September 8, 2014 6:04 PM IST
Nowadays, it almost seems the norm for actors to get in tiptop shape before a movie releases and six-pack abs are a must for success. From newcomers to some of the old guard, from Bollywood to the various Southern film industries, there are ripped men galore for the ladies to go crazy. Here are our top 20 fittest Indian actors:
Aamir Khan
Aamir Khan didn't really have a tremendous physique to boast when he came into films, choosing to seduce his audience with his roguish charm and twinkling eyes. But then Ghajini happened and everyone's favourite actor sculpted a physique so brutal that it led to long-time gym-goers trembling in their boots!
Ajay Devgn
While Ajay debuted in an era where actors weren't really known for their sculpted bodies, he really created a formidable one for Singham which saw him essay the role of a righteous cop who was the absolute embodiment of raw masculinity. His efforts showed that age really is just a number!
Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar is without a doubt one of the fittest guys in Bollywood with his martial arts background. He sports one of those physiques that doesn't look like it was created in the gym but was honed by years of hard work. The actor believes that fitness needs to be utilitarian and it's not about getting rounder muscles.
Arjun Rampal
Despite being over 40, Arjun Rampal still has a physique that would make men half his age go green with envy. The actor sports an extremely ripped and lean look, which combined with his charming personality, still makes all the ladies go weak in the knees.
Bharath
Bharath is an extremely popular actor down south who is known for playing the larger-than -life angry young man. He was one of the first actors in South India to take to bodybuilding and we must say has sculpted a physique which is certainly very impressive.
Farhan Akhtar
Farhan Akhtar wasn't someone we really thought as insanely fit but then Bhaag Milkha Bhaag happened. Playing legendary athlete Milkha Singh, Farhan Akhtar made every single Indian male feel inadequate about his body. Somehow, Mr Akhtar managed to harness Christian Bale's level of dedication to sculpt a body that was perfect with abs that looked like they had been implanted there! And his skipping scene followed by the sit-ups in the rain, actually caused some women to lose their minds!
Hrithik Roshan
Say what you want about the plot and execution of Krrish 3, Hrithik Roshan was ripped beyond belief! Legend has it that he had gotten very fat and depressed before the release of the movie but then he read a book on fitness transformations. He flew in the author, master trainer Kris Gethin to help him get back in shape who helped him sculpt the perfect physique for the movie in just 10 weeks. Since then, Hrithik has been promoting Kris Gethin's book The Bodybuilding.com Guide To Your Best Body and often talks about fitness to the masses.
John Abraham
Another man who has always been associated with fitness has been John Abraham who has always had a sculpted physique. However, John Abraham also got a little help from buddy Hrithik's trainer Kris Gethin to rev-up his fitness and they're now all set to open the JA Physique Elite gyms all across the country.
Milind Soman
Milind Soman was one of India's most well-known models in his prime and is quite a running enthusiast who participates in marathons and runs around 12-15km every single day. He actually ran 1500km in 30 days to promote environmental awareness and still sports a physique to die for like we saw in his recent Old Spice ad where he reminds us that 'real men don't keep score'!
Prithviraj
Prithviraj Sukumaran, popularly known as Prithviraj is the son of famous Malayalam actor Sukumaran. Known for his excellent acting abilities (the actor is also a play back singer and producer), the multi-award winning actor had not really made a foray into hindi cinema, until his scintillating performance in 'Aiyya'. His absolutely drool-worthy body in the song 'Aga Bai' not only won him accolades in the fitness department but also had women all over India swooning. Prithviraj's perfect physique and absolutely drop-dead good looks makes him a worthy contender for the fittest Indian man award!
Rahul Bose
One of India's most underrated actors, Bose has been seen in a variety of art-house films over the years. Maxim actually called him 'the Sean Penn of Oriental Cinema'. Bose is one of the fittest actors around having represented India in amateur union rugby. The actor is also an avid marathon runner and claims to follow something called 'The Lion's Diet' where he eats like a lion whatever and whenever his heart desires it.
Rahul Dev
Rahul Dev is well-known for playing the baddie in movies ever since he played one in Champion in 2000. He claimed in 2011, that he hits the gym for 60 minutes every single day and his regime includes 45 sets of functional training, 150 push-ups, 120 pull-ups and 150 free-hand squats which we must say is very impressive.
Randeep Hooda
The Haryana lad looks like he has been chiselled from stone and is a polo enthusiast. He once said in an interview that he has never been part of the six-pack brigade and instead liked to focus on core strength. He is also anti-bulk claiming that the ladies are actually turned off by muscles saying the focus should be on your diet and the right mental make-up.
Ranveer Singh
Ranveer Singh was a lanky lad when he debuted in Band Baaja Baraat but the lad took his physique up a notch for the movie Ramleela. His trainer Lloyd Stevens helped him get back in shape for using a combination of Kris Gethin's DTP and Neil 'Yoda' Hill's Y3T. And seeing him in Ramleela and then Gunday we got to say, it must have been one hell of a regime!
Salman Khan
Ask any desi bodybuilder in the country who their favourite inspiration is and it's likely they'll say Bhai. Salman Khan has almost become synonymous with bodybuilding in the country, being one of the first heroes to take off their shirts and flaunt their physiques. He has a hardcore regime that has inspired countless others like Arjun Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan and Ranveer Singh to flaunt their physiques.
Shahid Kapoor
The Jab We Met actor shed his chocolate boy image to get ripped for Kaminey which had a bizarre 'running with the horses' scene but boy was he sculpted in that movie. One interesting aspect about this Kapoor scion is that he is an ardent vegetarian who has proved time and again that you don't need to eat meat to get ripped!
Siddharth Malhotra
He took the nation by storm in Karan Johar's Student of the Year and while the plot was a little hard to digest particularly the fact that schoolchildren should have such chiselled bodies. However, despite Malhotra's recent comment on a talk-show where he displayed complete ignorance about the national politics, we've got to admit that he has a body to die for!
Sonu Sood
The villain from Dabaang dubbed for the Hollywood movie Hercules and we must say it's more than just his voice that makes him such a perfect fit for the role. One newspaper report even claimed that he had lifted an SUV which was blocking his way to the gym (we don't have any way to actually verify this), but he does have a chiselled physique.
Suriya
Suriya is well known yesteryear's actor Shivakumar's eldest son and a leading actor in the Tamil film industry. The actor, producer and TV host started his career as the 'boy next door' but soon broke the mould and stepped into more challenging roles. His first appearance with six-pack abs was in the movie 'Vaaranam Aayiram', where he played the role of an Army officer, and the actor has never looked back since. An inspiration for many young men to hit the gym, Suriya has definitely revolutionised the word 'fit' for Tamil film industry.
Vidyut Jamwal
Vidyut Jamwal really made waves when in debut film Force where he looked he could single-handedly destroy the hero. One of the fittest guys in B-town, Vidyut once confessed that he owned his fit body to kalaripayattu, an ancient Indian martial arts technique that he had been practising since he was young. His training regime includes jiu jitsu, parkour and barely spends time in the gym. Instead he prefers natural physical activities like swimming, badminton and kick-boxing.
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