The Big Sick star Kumail Nanjiani has revealed a stunning body transformation sharing 'thirsty' pictures of himself as a shredded superhero for his upcoming role in a Marvel film.
Nanjiani said he found out he was going to be in Marvel's 'Eternals' film co-starring Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek a year ago and wanted to transform how he looked.
"I never thought I’d be one of those people who would post a thirsty shirtless, but I’ve worked way too hard for way too long so here we are. You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." he wrote on his Instagram post, that has attracted 115, 000 likes.
Nanjiani admitted that his new body would not be possible if he didn’t have a full year with the best trainers and nutritionists paid for by the biggest studio in the world.
"Im glad I look like this, but I also understand why I never did before. It would have been impossible without these resources and time. "
Nanjiani told Men's Health he went on a stringent low-carb diet to achieve his new look, working out several hours a day, taping electric wires to his back to stimulate muscle and cutting out Pakistani food.
“Pakistani food is delicious, but it’s a lot of carbs: biryani, naan bread, tons of rice. Afterward, my wife and I will say, ‘Let’s take a quick nap.’We wake up five hours later.”
The 41 year old actor’s goal: gain 20 pounds of muscle on his 150-pound frame, and open himself to new roles.
“I realize what’s holding me back from those roles is how I look,” he says. “So I’m changing that.”
Nanjiani was the writer and lead of the 2017 autobiographical film The Big Sick, produced by Judd Apatow. In the film he plays a protagonist who falls in love with a white American woman amid the disapproval of his conservative Pakistani Muslim family.
