Manoj Pahwa shares insights on what it takes to be an A-lister: Priyanka Chopra and Anushka Sharma hit the gym at 4 AM, while Akshay Kumar abstained from joining for drinks

Manoj Pahwa discusses the following aspects of being an A-list star: Akshay Kumar declined to join Priyanka Chopra and Anushka Sharma for drinks when they went to the gym at four in the morning.

Manoj Pahwa acknowledges that he learnt a lot about celebrity fitness regimens from A-listers. He explains how stars like Anushka Sharma and Priyanka Chopra would work out at 4 am after spending the whole night filming.

To reach the summit of the globe, you must ascend mountains, and in order to stay there, you must multiply your efforts. Manoj Pahwa said in a recent interview on Pinkvilla’s Hindi Rush YouTube channel that’s what Bollywood A-listers do. The seasoned actor revealed the hard work that certain celebrities put in and admitted to have learnt some nuances of it as well.

Manoj, who collaborated with Anushka Sharma and Priyanka Chopra in Dil Dhadakne Do, described the actresses’ rigorous diets and regimens. We would go eat and sleep after the movie ended at four or five in the morning, but they would go right to the gym, work out for two hours, and then go to bed. They put up a lot of effort in their task. Pahwa told us, “That’s what I discovered while working on big films—it looks easy, but it’s not.”

Speaking of Akshay Kumar, with whom he collaborated on Singh Is Kinng, Manoj remembered one of their schedules in Australia. He disclosed that the group would typically depart around 6 p.m. and reconvene in a hotel room at 7 p.m. for a celebratory gathering. Since Akshay abstains from alcohol, his trainer would arrive at precisely 7:45 p.m. and declare that his supper was ready before he could join us. As he ate, he would say to us, “Tum logo ke maze hai.” He would go by 8:30 p.m. and go into bed by 9 p.m., according to Pahwa.

The actor went on to say that Akshay would get up at four in the morning and exercise for two to three hours with the same trainer before showing up on the set. Though this is nothing new, everyone is aware that Khiladi Kumar has a reputation for being extremely disciplined and for properly organising his schedule.

About his career, Manoj Pahwa most recently starred as Balakram Tripathi in Vicky Kaushal’s The Great Indian Family, which was released in 2023. He’s now getting ready to release IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, his next book. Additionally, he plays a significant part in Aryan Khan’s first feature film, Stardom.