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No one knows this except the star's family. But on Saturday night when Suniel Shetty performed live for the
grand finale of his "new passion", the weight-losong reality show Biggest Loser Jeetega, his shoulder had been
dislocated.
Flinging aside the sling on his arm, Suniel went on stage with Malaika Arora against medical advice.
"But it was worth it," Suniel avers. "Although I ended up with a frozen shoulder I think it was imperative for me
to show my solidarity on stage with my kids.
I think what the Biggest Loser winners Sandeep
Sachndev and Natasha Grover have proved goes beyond the gimmicks of reality television. Sandeep lost 56
kgs. Another contestant Ajay Nagrath lost even more weight but got eliminated in the 'challenge'
round."
To see Sandeep as a celebrity in his own right gives Suniel a great high. "After losiing weight Sandeep looks
like an Italian star. My company is looking into signing him for a film. I want to ensure that the contestants
benefit the utmost from their new regimen and rhythm in life.
It's not just at the gym-level that I
bonded with these kids. We've formed an emotional bonding. Every kilo they shed I've shed tears of pain and
joy with them."
Suniel recalls the struggle to see the obese brigade regain their selfesteem by getting into shape. "It was
tough, to make them work out in the gym, sometimes for four hours without what they loved the most: food.
Whoa! It was as dangerous as forcibly removing the bottle from a baby's mouth. But we did it. The
sense of triumph I feel is beyond anything I've experienced in my entire career as an actor an an
entrepreneur."
And now Suniel is raring to go with Season 2 of Biggest Loser Jeetega. "We should be back in January. And
so what if it takes eight months of my life? To give a new lease of life to people who are often on the verge of
giving up gives my sense of fulfillment I can't describe."
Wednesday, September 05, 2007 15:34 IST