Dashing and talented actor who will next be seen in 'Samrat & Co' produced by Kavita Barjatya and directed by Kaushik Ghatak, had quite unusual experience while shooting for the unique flick in Manali!!! The film is presented by Rajshri Productions and is due to release on 25th April.

In this film, Rajeev essaying the role of ‘Samrat’ plays an intelligent and eccentric private investigator.

Rajeev Khandelwal is a huge foodie, and given that they shot in winter, the entire crew's appetites spiked thanks to the freezing cold! But we hear that despite binging on meals, and the winter, the actor still lost a staggering 6 kilos during the shoot!!

The actor who stylishly sports long coats and has to portray agility and quick movements along with his quick thinking, had many scenes which involved him running, jumping across trees in the freezing cold of the city!! The actor clearly didn't miss his gymming as the scenes were a workout in itself!!

A source close to the team informs us, "When you talk about Rajeev, the first thing can come to your mind is food, he eats everything possible! Since we were shooting for the film in the hilly locations of Himachal Pradesh there was a lot of running & chasing scenes involved. By the end of it Rajeev would run out of his adrenaline rush & hence lost almost 6kgs of weight!!

When quizzed Rajeev about it he laughed off and said, "Yes it was quite hilarious, I am a die hard foodie and though I ate meals almost throughout the day, I lost quite an amount of weight due to which had to wear even heavier over coats so that I could look bulky!

Releasing on 25th April 2014, ‘Samrat & Co’. is produced by Kavita Barjatya under her family banner Rajshri Productions and is directed by Kaushik Ghatak.