New Delhi: The recently held WAVES 2025, was a four-day summit held under the theme of “Connecting Creators, Connecting Countries.” It was aimed at positioning India as a global hub for media, entertainment, and digital innovation and saw many stalwarts from the entertainment industry take part in it.

In the ‘Talent Beyond Borders’ session during the WAVES Summit, South superstar Allu Arjun sat down with TV9 Network’s MD & CEO Barun Das for an unforgettable and revealing conversation.

Allu Arjun reveals major personal moment

During the conversation, Allu Arjun talked about both his personal and private life. He also talked about how due to the success of the Pushpa franchise he is now recognised across the country.

Arjun also revealed about an important incident that occurred to him, a major accident of which he said, “After shooting for my tenth film, I had an accident…I had a shoulder rotator cuff tear. And I was very known for my physical fitness and acrobatic skills, and when I broke my shoulder, I did have a minor tear before, and it was just a small surgery, and then I was back in three weeks, and within the fourth week, I was in the gym, so I was expecting the same..Once I went to the hospital, it was in Australia, and the doctor said you have to take six months off.”

He then further explained how, this “was like a big blow for me because we have to start shooting in two-three months and I did not have that time and that was the most fearful moment as I was banking so much on my physical fitness and then this thing stuck my mind that physical fitness and agility will deteriorate by age so what matters is your performance so I started focussing on that after by my tenth film…”

The actor’s fitness journey

The actor is known for his action chops and dancing skills as much as he is for his dramatic acting. In this vein it is easy to understand his frustration when hit with the massive injury. Arjun then went on to talk about the importance of fitness for an actor, saying how “fitness is a very important aspect for every actor, especially an Indian actor, you have to dance, you have to fight.”

Of his own fitness schedule and its importance, Arjun extrapolated his views saying, “Mine could be a little extreme. It could be a little more training specific, but it’s pretty much challenging for everybody.”