How Salman Khan inspired Sonakshi Sinha to undertake her fitness journey

Salman Khan is certainly a fitness icon. The actor inspires his fans and followers to hit the gym and stay fit by regularly posting fitness videos that are highly motivating.

Recently, Sonakshi Sinha too revealed that her Dabangg co-star played a major role in her fitness journey. During a recent television show while promoting her upcoming movie Khandaani Shafakhana, she said a few years ago when she used to work as an audience manager at a fashion show, Salman Khan, who was among the audience, walked up to her and advised her to lose some weight.

Back then, Sonakshi Sinha was not as fit as she is now. She said Salman Khan told her than he is looking forward to casting her in one of his movies on condition that she would lose weight. The rest, as they say, is history. She went on to become his heroine in the hugely successful Dabangg series and became one of the fittest actors in the industry.

She has also revealed that Salman Khan also asked her to give him a treat for the "good news" that he is giving her. Sonakshi Sinha said she had only Rs 3,000 with her then and was too embarrassed to take him out. The treat, she said, is still pending.

Directed by Shilpi Dasgupta and starring Badshah, Varun Sharma, and Annu Kapoor besides Sonakshi Sinha, Khandaani Shafakhana is the story of a Punjabi girl who runs a fertility clinic. The movie is set to hit theatres this weekend. According to Sonakshi, the movie also touches upon topics like gender equality, but in a subtle way.

"In the film, my character struggles to thwart the social stigma and ignorance about sex in a small town. We have always had male protagonists in such films. I feel happy that I am the flag bearer in terms of the subject - running a sex clinic in a film," Sonakshi had said in a recent interview to the PTI.

(With PTI inputs)