Bobby Deol is fortunate that his body responds to workouts easily. "I'm lucky," he says, moments after warning that body transformation stories, like his own, are a result of toiling away at the gym for months.

As far as he's concerned, he pulled off the feat in four months. And though blessed with great Punjabi genes, it's evident that he isn't willing to let the change he made happen for Race 3 get wasted.