Riz Ahmed Talks 'Really Grueling' Process of Losing 22 Pounds in 3 Weeks for New Role
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etonline.comRiz Ahmed had to take on a physical challenge for his new role in. In the film, the 38-year-old Oscar-nominated actor, who co-wrote the film, is playing London-born Pakistani rapper Zed, who is losing his motor functions due to an autoimmune disease.
Part of taking on this role was undergoing extreme weight loss. «I lost 10 kilos [about 22 pounds] in three weeks,» Ahmed told. «I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone.
I had a professional dietician working with me, but it was really grueling and took me emotionally to an intense place, which probably informed the movie.» Ahmed's personal physical transformation mirrored in some ways that of his character's medical struggles. «That was a big part of it, being in a place of weakness and fatigue and.
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