Ishaan Khatter says he fought with makers over shirtless scenes in The Royals: Iss scene mein kya zarurat hain?

Jun 05, 2025 05:32 PM IST

Ishaan Khatter’s shirtless scenes have been the discuss of the city throughout the launch of The Royals. The actor shared he even fought with the makers over it.

Actor Ishaan Khatter went shirtless in fairly a number of scenes for his final launch, The Royals, which hit Netflix final month. The actor’s washboard abs have been the discuss of social media for a number of days. But did the actor really feel there was a tinge of objectification that had slipped into the present? In an interview with Mashable India, Ishaan stated that he dedicated to the venture, however even then he ‘fought’ with the makers over these shirtless scenes. (Also learn: Ishaan Khatter says Neeraj Ghaywan instructed him to lose his muscle groups for Homebound: ‘Don’t need to see a single sinew’)

Ishaan Khatter’s toned physique was on full show in The Royals.

What Ishaan stated

During the interview, Ishaan stated: “It’s that sort of character… jo shirt nahi pehenta hai. Usko nahi jamta (He does not like sporting a shirt, so simple as that). To be trustworthy, now it is going to seem like… however since I had dedicated, I went for it, however I did battle with them on sure days that ‘Iss scene mein toh shirt pehen sakta hain. Iss scene mein kya zarurat hain (He can wear a shirt in this scene. It doesn’t require him to be shirtless)!’ They had very fascinating methods to place this into the script, like I can placed on a blanket whereas sleeping… however I had enjoyable doing it.”

On dropping pounds for Homebound

Ishaan went on so as to add that he did a correct coaching for the scenes within the movie, the place he needed to do horse-riding. Ishaan added that horse-riding was not as scary because it appeared. He additionally shared that he needed to lose all his muscle mass for Homebound. He stated, “’You got to lose the muscles!’ I was like, yeah, I can do that, it is easier for me to look like that, and he (director Neeraj Ghaywan) was like, ‘No, no.. Ishaan please! I don’t want to see a single sinew on your body!’ I had to lose about 8-10 kilos again!”

The Royals obtained blended critiques upon launch. Many critics criticised the poor screenplay and the shortage of chemistry between Ishaan and Bhumi Pednekar’s characters. The present additionally starred Nora Fatehi, Sakshi Tanwar, Dino Morea, and Zeenat Aman in key roles. Despite blended reactions, Netflix renewed the present for a second season.