Vidyut Jamwal's Profile in brief

Date of Birth	10th December 1978
Age	34
Nick Name	Singu (as called by his mother)
Zodiac Sign	Sagittarius
Place of Birth	Jammu
Height	5 ft 11 inches(1.8 m)
Weight	72 kg(158.72 lbs)
Eye Color	Black
Religious Belief	Believes in Lord Hanuman
Love/ Dating relationship	Mona Singh (Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi fame)
Skills
	Kalaripayattu
	Jiu Jitsu
	Gymnastics
	Parkour
	Acting
Movies	Force
	Stanley Ka Dabba
	Commando
	Oosaravelli
	Shakthi
	Billa 2
	Thuppaki
	Bullet Raja

Family Background

               Vidyut Jamwal was born in a place which is called Heaven on Earth ie., Jammu. Vidyut's father worked in armed forces and used to migrate to different places due to job. Vidyut Jamwal's father passed away when he was very young and he was brought up by his mother. Vidyut Jamwal has always taken care of his mother and sister. He never fights with his sister even though sometimes she bullies him. Vidyut Jamwal's mother, Vimla Jamwal is former Miss Jammu and Kashmir. After the death of his father, she became spiritually inclined person and spent most of the time at a Kerala ashram. 

Education

              Vidyut Jamwal studied in a boarding school. He was very active and enthusiastic when he was a kid and he claims that he regularly used to fight with his friends. He has a good number of friends and few of them used to train in martial arts with him.

Martial Arts

                 Vidyut Jamwal's fitness secret is martial arts. He started martial arts training at the age of 3 years. He learnt Kalaripayattu up to 11 years in kerala. By the age of 11 years, he has almost participated in different martial arts competitions across 30 countries. After 11 years, he started learning gymnastics. Vidyut Jamwal also learnt Jiu Jitsu and Parkour. However, he claims that Kalaripayattu has been the key training which gave strong foundation for his martial arts career.

  

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Strengths

              According to Vidyut Jamwal, his strength is his focus and motivation particularly when it is physical fitness. He motivates himself to go beyond his limits and is very determined during martial arts training and practice.

Weakness

                 Vidyut opines that there are no particular weaknesses or problems relating to training since he was always focused on it.

Career

                  Before coming to Mumbai and joining film industry, Vidyut used to be martial arts trainer. However Vidyut Jamwal confessed that he used to be uncertain about his career plan. But when he expressed his interest in joining movies, his mother readily accepted and supported him to becoming an actor.

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Love Life

Mona Singh

                Vidyut Jamwal announced in an interview that he has been in a relationship with Mona Singh since few years. Mona Singh is a popular television actress known for her title role in the serial Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi.  Mona Singh also acted in Aamir Khan's 3 Idiots as Kereena Kapoor's sister. 

Martial Arts Training

                 Vidyut Jamwal started learning Kalaripayattu from 3 years of age till 13 years. He has participated in martial arts competitions across 30 countries by the age of 11 years. Then he was a gymnast at national level. Vidyut also learnt Brazilian form of martial arts popularly known as Jujitsu. It was this deadly combination of Jujitsu, Kalaripayattu and Gymnastics that has mesmerized the bollywood cine lovers and more particularly Action-Lovers.

Fusion of Martial Arts

                 Vidyut has combined the Indian and Brazilian forms of martial arts into a perfect fusion to form his own style of martial action. This training enabled him not only to do his action sequences on his own, but they were also looked unique and very attractive on silver screen. The amalgamation of these contemporary martial arts with gymnastics made him swift, flexible as well as rock solid muscular body.

Vidyut Jamwal's Workout Plan

Vidyut Jamwal - Martial Arts Action Hero

          
             Several billion dollar questions every fan is asking these days.., in every body building enthusiast's  mind What is the secret of Vidyut Jamwal's body building ? What is Vidyut Jamwal's workout plan that gave him stunning body? How many hours do Vidyut Jamwal train daily? etc.,. So here are the secrets revealed..

            Vidyut Jamwal does not spend much time at Gym. Surprised??? What you read is right! Vidyut Jamwal does not follow most tried and tested methods but follows his own methodology of physical training. He only uses the gym for strength training. And that too only 3 or 4 times a week! Vidyut Jamwal's gym workouts mostly focuses on shoulder and legs.

Shocking revelation! Isn't  it? Now if he's not a gym person as he says, what must be his workout plan that has given him stunning body?

For these queries Vidyut Jamwal says that his fitness mantra is practicing martial arts, gymnastics and parkour regularly.

Here are the complete details..

No. of hours: Vidyut Jamwal trains daily minimum of 6 hours and maximum 8 hours.

Timings: The training times are usually between morning 6 to 11 a.m. and from 5 p.m to 9 p.m in the evening. 

Now comes the main question...

Trains in What ? Vidyut Jamwal has revealed that he practices a unique mix of martial arts daily. 

Kalaripayattu - The ancient Indian Martial Art form which is practiced in Kerala. Kalaripayattu is also claimed to be the mother of all martial arts in the world. The origins of Kalaripayattu are traced to 3000 years back. Also it is said that there are several references to "The Kalaripayattu" in "The Vedas" which proves how old the roots of this martial arts are! The martial art Kalaripayattu has great history. It was this martial art which Buddhist Guru Bodhidharma of South India took to China. He introduced a new fighting method called Kempo from which Kung Fu and Karate originated. One thing that Vidyut Jamwal must be appreciated for is because of him most of the youngsters are searching for and querying to learn Kalaripayattu - the art which has been under estimated and neglected before. Hats-off Vidyut Jamwal for that!

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - Wondering why I mentioned Brazilian specifically? There is another martial art called Jujutsu from Japan, a martial art consisting of striking and grappling techniques. But the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a combat sport focused on ground grappling technique which is most commonly used in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) competitions. Jiu Jitsu training is extremely hard and is one of the best martial art existing today.

Gymnastics - You dont need an introduction to gymnastics I guess! And if you have seen the movie Commando, you dont even need to be said how good this guy is at performing impressive gymnastics and awesome stunts.

Parkour(PK) - If you have never hear about this discipline..Parkour is a holistic training given to the military to move swiftly and efficiently through the battlefield overcoming any obstacle they come across. The main objective of Parkour is speed and accurately using walls, big rocks, trees or any object that block their movement to accelerate their speed. The training focuses on several aspects like having a good eye to the environment, how to use their own bodies and the objects around to propel their speed by running, jumping, climbing, rolling, hanging, swinging, vaulting, quadrupedal movements and several moves. This is often practiced as playful sport in many countries.

Vidyut Jamwal is versatile when it comes to martial arts and workout. However Vidyut Jamwal revealed that he owes his fitness to Kalaripayattu training, which he started at a very young age. According to him, kalaripayattu is the foundation to his entire physical training regime.

Vidyut Jamwal Awards and Nominations

        Vidyut Jamwal, the new sensation in bollywood not only taken the audiences, industry experts and box office records by storm but impressed the critics. Vidyut Jamwal, with just 2 movies in bollywood had not just won recognition and appreciations but also won several nominations. The nominations were from most prestigious awards in Indian cinema like Film Fare, International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) and Stardust for categories like Best Debut Male Actor, Best performance in negative role for the film Force. While the nominations and awards for the movie Commando are yet to come.

                        

Bollywood Awards and Nominations

Award From	Year	Award Category	Film	Result
IIFA	2012	Best Male Debut	Force	Won
IIFA	2012	Best Performance in Negative Role	Force	Nominated
Film Fare	2012	Best Debut - Male	Force	Won
Stardust	2012	Break Through Supporting Performance	Force	Won

Vidyut Jamwal's Training Philosophy

Vidyut Jamwal Training Philosophy

                  Vidyut Jamwal proves a point when it comes to body building. In order to be a successful body builder, first of all you need to have a healthy mindset and philosophy which disciplines you to reach your maximum potential. Hitting the gym and working hard alone does not alone give results, if you lack proper perspective and understanding over your body, its metabolism, and wisdom related to your body. Let us see what's the philosophy of Vidyut Jamwal.
         
            According to Vidyut Jamwal, one has to understand his body. He feels that the body has its own wisdom and if one wants to fine tune it, then one must workout and indulge in adequate fitness regime. He believes one religiously do any physical activity with love.. it can be anything like badminton,swimming or kickboxing, they will surely stay fit.
         
            Unlike most actors who claim they workout for long hours.. Vidyut Jamwal is not a gym person. The role of gym is only partial in his training. His gym time table is pretty normal. He trains only 3 or 4 days a week. He focuses on strength training and particularly concentrates on shoulders and legs at gym. He designed his own workout plan which includes a fusion of several martial arts like Kalaripayattu, Jiu Jitsu with Gymnastics and Parkour. Vidyut Jamwal depends on martial arts but not pure exercises to stay fit. For Vidyut Jamwal, staying fit and agile is more important than anything else. He subscribes to lean mass and does not believe in bulking up. He makes a statement that one has to take up the physical activity they love most and weave a workout plan around it rather than chasing a workout plan that several others had tried and tested.
       
            In his own words, Vidyut Jamwal mentioned that Being fat is not sin. Being fat and fit is better than being thin and unfit. He says that looks has nothing to do with fitness whether fat or thin one must focus on being healthy.

             Also along with a right approach and planning, you need to have right company or a team to keep yourself motivated all the time. Unlike several others, Vidyut Jamwal likes to train with a team of friends who share the same passion with him. His eight friends, whom Vidyut calls them buddies, are from different backgrounds but have the same dream.. that is to stay fit and craft their bodies. Few of them were his friends from the kerala ashram known from the age of 3 years. All of them daily train as a team for five to six hours. Their mainly focus on agility, performance and endurance while training.

Vidyut Jamwal's Diet Secrets Revealed

eople have misconception on what body building is. Body building doesn't just mean training hard. Actually it is 20% physical training and 80% nutrition" says legendary body builder Vince Gironda, .If you are really interested in carving your body with perfect abs, biceps, the shoulders etc.,. like that of a Vidyut Jamwal, then there is no escape from nutrition planning. Without a proper approach to nutrition one cannot achieve the body he dreams no matter how hard he train at gym.

The major questions arise in ones mind when coming to diet for body sculpting are

What diet plan should one follow for body building? 
How many times a day diet should be taken? 
Whether one should be a Vegan or not? 

Get your queries answered by Vidyut Jamwal, who is an epitome of fitness himself.

On Vegetarianism  - There are different schools of thought when it comes to being a vegan (vegetarian), more particularly for body building. Some even claim that being a vegan body building is an impossible task. The debate continues.

               However, Vidyut Jamwal subscribes to vegetarianism. In an interview to TOI, Vidyut Jamwal revealed that at the age of 14 he turned into a vegetarian. And that everything has changed after turning into a vegan. He realizes that he has completely transformed with a improved connection between body and mind. Vidyut Jamwal also expresses that vegetarian is much healthier and it keeps him mentally active. He stated that he started looking less beefy and feels better about it.

On Proteins - Vidyut Jamwal revealed that for proteins, he depends majorly on protein shakes and tofu. He includes lot of tofu intake in his diet plan, which has more protein value than chicken.    

On Diet - Vidyut Jamwal believes in eating all the tastes from salt to sugar in right balance will be beneficial for health. If one cant balance these in their diet, he cannot be fit according to him. Vidyut believes that the concept dieting itself is flawed and when one stops dieting they become fat again. Instead one should take a balanced diet. He also opines that being fat is not sin. Being more healthy and fit is more important.

No. of Meals - For better metabolism rate Vidyut breaks his diet plan to 6 time meals a day. His usual diet consists dal, roti, muesli, tofu, lots of fruits and vegetables.

Lifestyle - Great achievements are not possible without abstinence and discipline. Vidyut Jamwal says he is a non smoker, avoids aerated drinks. He does not attend night parties which is why he is considered a boring person by many of his friends.            

Hope this article is useful to you!

Vidyut Jamwal to perform Kalaripayattu at Texas

            Recently, Vidyut Jamwal received invitation from the international film festival dedicated to  action, Sci-Fi and thriller pictures in  America. Vidyut Jamwal had truly grabbed attention internationally through his dare devil stunts and action sequences in his recent movie Commando.

            Vidyut Jamwal has been invited to participate in one of the biggest US based action and Sci-Fi film festival - The Fantastic Fest which will be held in Texas from Sept 19 - 26, 2013.

            Vidyut Jamwal's action showcase in his movies and the quality of the stunt design is making waves and attracting lot of attention from the international media. The international media were all talking on how India has found its Next Generation action hero, in the form of Vidyut Jamwal, whose vision and abilities in action surpasses all of his contemporaries

                   Vidyut Jamwal has revived Kalaripayattu - the mother of all forms of martial arts on the globe. The International film fest invited Vidyut Jamwal to perform on Kalaripayattu and to represent India.

                   Vidyut Jamwal is thrilled with the invitation to the largest film festival where films like Apocalypto, There Will Be Blood,  Zombieland, City of Ember etc have premiered,  and  great stars Bill Pullman, Mel Gibson, Paul Rudd, Bill Murray, Darren Aronofsky, Mike Judge, etc., have taken part. 

                   Vidyut Jamwal felt that Internationally, audiences always enjoyed watching action films of Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li and he's so glad that he has been invited to represent India.

Vidyut Jamwal on Rajni Kanth

Rajni Kanth

Rajni Kanth And Vidyut Jamwal, what do these two name have in common?

                It is well known fact that Rajni Kanth is the most popular star and the most respected star in India. But many don't know that Rajni Kanth started his career with negative roles and not as a hero. Today, even the biggest of the stars like Amithab Bachan, Sharukh Khan, Salman Khan openly declared that they respect Rajni Kanth. Shahrukh Khan has shown his fondness of Rajni Kanth in his movies Ra One and Chennai Express. Join the bandwagon of those star fans of Rajni Kanth, recently Vidyut Jamwal has revealed that he is also a fan of Rajni Kanth. 

                 In a recent interview to DC, Vidyut Jamwal discussed several aspects about Kollywood. Vidyut Jamwal shares his experiences while acting with Ajith in Billa 2, Vijay in Thuppakki. He said that Ajith is charming and is always fun to act with him. Vidyut Jamwal also mentioned that Rajni Kanth is his favorite hero and an inspiration. His dream is to work with Rajni Kanth. He also mentioned that Rajni Kanth has started acting career as a villain like him and has grown to Super Stardom which inspires him the most.
                 
                   Let us hope that Vidyut Jamwal's dream to act with Rajni Kanth fulfilled and more importantly that he would also taste the success like Rajni Kanth.

Vidyut Jamwal visits Shaolin Temple

Shaolin Temple, Mount Song

            The new action star of bollywood, Vidyut Jamwal is in the news for visiting China. Vidyut Jamwal has visited Shaolin Temple, the place where famous Kalaripayattu master Bodhidharma has taught martial arts to Chinese. Though Kalaripayattu Martial art is born in India, it has thrived and flourished more in China. Shaolin temple is considered as the capital of world martial arts. Shaolin temple is the most sacred place for martial arts learners around the world.

           Vidyut Jamwal is has taken part in training camp meant for martial art experts. He has trained for a week in closed environment. The purpose of the visit is not only to enhance his skills but also to commemorate the great master Bodhidharma. It is well known that, Vidyut Jamwal has already announced his interest in starting Kalaripayattu training school in India.


                  It's really good to know that Vidyut Jamwal who has started learning Kalaripayattu at the age of 3 years, and is still enthusiastic and dedicated in upgrading himself his martial skill level to the next level, even at the age of 32 years!! truly deserves appreciation.

Vidyut Jamwal's intensive training at Georgia

Vidyut Jamwal - True student of Martial arts

              Vidyut Jamwal's dedication, passion and determination to the martial arts is well known. Very frequently we were used to seeing Vidyut Jamwal taking different training performing adventures and exploring various opportunities to improvise himself on screen as well as off screen. But this time, Vidyut Jamwal has taken his passion to new level. Let us find what it is.

              Recently, Vidyut Jamwal has spent 3 weeks at special physical training center in Georgia, which provides a solitary training environment. This training camp is a private and secret army training facility that trains the commandos of Georgian and Russian armies.  This is the same training camp that has trained two hundred US army troops in the year 2002 to enhance their counter-terrorism capabilities. Vidyut Jamwal is believed to be taking specific outdoor training  as preparation for his upcoming film in which he plays the lead role.

             The special training routine is known to be one of the toughest in the world that comprises of strength training, free running and altitude training along with grappling, mountain running and endurance training with minimal food intake.