<p>Actor <strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/jaideep-ahlawat-lost-25-kgs-in-5-months-for-maharaj-shares-pictures-of-jaw-dropping-transformation-23356729" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Jaideep Ahlawat</a></strong> shocked everyone with his major physical change for his role as Jadunath Maharaj in the Netflix movie "Maharaj." His character is a powerful nobleman in pre-independence India who exploits the weak and oppressed. In a conversation with Puja Talwar, Ahlawat shared that the transformation was quite challenging.</p>
<p><strong>Jaideep Ahlawat's journey behind losing 25 kg in 5 months for 'Maharaj'</strong></p>
<p>For the role, he lost almost 26 kgs in just five months. In the interview, Jaideep reflected on the experience and shared, &ldquo;The body transformation was physically very challenging. I was not working out for almost a year, after the lockdown, I was very heavy. It was difficult and painful. Thanks to Prajwal Sir, my trainer, director Sidharth P Malhotra and everybody who believed that I could do that."</p>
<p>In fact, achieving the right fitness level wasn't the only difficult part. He also had to adjust his mindset. &ldquo;This man thinks very differently. He feels everyone is petty in front of him. He has this belief. He doesn't get angry on petty things. It was challenging because I had to convince myself to understand that man's thought process, and whatever he is doing&hellip; I had to believe it and make it convincing for myself first and then make it convincing for the audience. I could do it thanks to my director, my writer and my costume designer,&rdquo; he added.</p>
<p><strong>Junaid Khan did not initially want to take up 'Maharaj'</strong></p>
<p>Ahlawat revealed the initial doubts he had about taking on the character, admitting, "In the beginning, I thought that this is a very difficult character. It is not going to be easy to handle. I told my brother that I don't think I can do this," he told ANI.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The turning point for Jaideep came after a meeting with the film's director, where he was reassured by the strong vision and compelling narrative presented. "The way he narrated Maharaj, I was like, yes, I should do this."</p>
<p>"It was successful because I believed in the writing and my director," Jaideep said, highlighting the collaborative effort behind his performance.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The film, set during the 1862 <strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/jaideep-ahlawat-lost-25-kgs-in-5-months-for-maharaj-shares-pictures-of-jaw-dropping-transformation-23356729" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Maharaj </a></strong>Libel Case, faced a temporary setback on its release due to a legal stay by the Gujarat High Court, which was lifted earlier on Friday.</p><p>
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