Newcomer Armaan Jain's debut film is ready to take off but his love life is yet to begin. The 23-year-old confesses that he has never been in a relationship, probably due to his weight.
The grandson of late actor-filmmaker Raj Kapoor is set to make his acting debut with Arif Ali's Lekar Hum Deewana Dil and said that girls were probably not attracted to him as he was fat.
"I've never had a girlfriend. It sounds very funny but I haven't. I don't know why. It was probably because I was around 95 kilograms, so no one probably looked at me. After that also, all the girls I knew made me their brother. They tied me arakhi [bracelet tied by girls on boys they consider a brother].
"And I started working very young. I was focused. I didn't have time to go out also," Jain, who assisted filmmaker Karan Johar when he was a teenager, said in a telephonic interview from Mumbai.
The son of investment banker Manoj Jain and Raj Kapoor's daughter Rima decided to lose weight to become an actor.
Getting serious
"I was really fat. I wanted to pursue acting. I realised that I had to stop eating at some point and get serious with gymming and diet," said the football lover.
Jain, who left a business management course midway to build a career in the film industry, says his weight fluctuates often. "Before going to college, I had lost weight. I put on 12kg again and then I lost it again. It's been going up and down. My lowest was 66kg. I put on weight and then I lose it.
"It's like music. I have a personal favourite every two weeks. My favourite [song] was Khalifa and now it's Mawwali qawwali. My weight fluctuates every week," said Jain, a student of Regents College in London.
Despite being a Kapoor in Bollywood, Jain claims his life was not all about movies and songs.
"Growing up was not filmy or about watching too many films. Coming from an investment banking background, it was more of watching stock markets than films. It was more of watching sports than movies. For me, it was never about taking tips or advices. It's about discovering myself," said Jain.
Supportive parents
His decision to quit education and join the film industry came as a surprise to his parents. But, they were proud of him and supportive. "I was nervous before telling my parents. They never thought I would take this decision. They were anxious about how I would learn the craft. But they have been very supportive. They told me to follow my passion and that they would back me up as long as I work hard," he said.
Lekar Hum Deewana Dil, also featuring Deeksha Seth, is set to release in India on July 4.
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