Vicky Kaushal, who is gearing up for his upcoming movie Chhaava, reportedly went through a heavy transformation to play the role of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. The actor had to put on weigh over 100 kgs, he learnt horseback riding and sword fighting for the film. Vicky recalled that his director for the film Laxman Utekar told him to make his physique such that the audience would believe that he could fight with a lion. He also mentioned that he had to go through a lot of intense training. 

In an interview with IANS, Vicky Kaushal said “If you're making a film on such a personality and you get an opportunity, whatever you do, it'll feel a little less. Because you can do your best, but I'm sure if we go to make Chhaava today, I'll try to do something else, I'll try to give something else because that's what it deserves.” 

He continued, “So, yes, as much as there was a possibility from our side and what Laxman sir said to me, muscularly you have to look like 'I can make the audience believe that you can fight a lion'. There's a lot of action, so there will be training for that.” 

“So, there's no VFX in the action. Apart from that, there's horse riding. He was very clear that I won't cheat, I won't compromise. It should be you only. So, it takes time to prepare for that. Then, whether it's language or anything else. So, there's overall preparation for that. But it's also fun,” the actor added. 

Chhaava is set to be released in theatres on February 14, 2025. The historical action film stars Vicky Kaushal, Rashmika Mandanna, Akshaye Khanna, Ashutosh Rana, Divya Dutta, Pradeep Rawat and Santosh Juvekar in key roles. It has been directed by Laxman Utekar and produced by Dinesh Vijan. The cinematography of the film has been done by Saurabh Goswami. Music has been done by AR Rahman. 

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