Wanted to look like Hrithik Roshan in 'The Eternals', says Kumail Nanjiani

Pakistani-American actor Kumail Nanjiani h one-line brief for his trainer on " Eternals" -- he wanted to look like Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan.

Nanjiani is essaying role of Kingo, a buff Eternal who is a cosmic-powered being who lives in present day as a Bollywood star in Marvel Studios film.

" Silicon Valley" star h his own ideas about just how beefed up Kingo should be. "I wanted Kumail to have freedom to interpret his character, especially his physicality," director Chloe Zhao ded.

For that, Nanjiani turned to Bollywood and invoked Roshan, Indian actor who has played superhero Krrish in a film series.  "I went to my trainer and said, 'I want to look like this guy (Roshan)'," Nanjiani told Men's Health magazine.

But actor h ar hurdle to cross after his physical transformation was complete: he started getting body dysmorphia, a mental health condition where a person spends a lot of time worrying about flaws in ir appearance. "I don't want to discount people who genuinely have debilitating body issues. I don't have that. But I did start getting some body dysmorphia. I'd look in mirror and I'd see my abs  and when I looked again, y would fe. I would just see flaws," he ded.

In December, actor shared a few of his shirtless photos flaunting his abs. Nanjiani said though photos on Instagram helped, he wants to be "easy" on himself. "When I saw that reaction was when I was like, 'Okay, I clearly don't see what's actually re.' It's something that I'm trying to be aware of and be better at, because that's t a good way to be. You want to be easy on yourself," he ded.