# Pulkit Samrat loses 2.5 kg muscle due to malaria, shares recovery post

2026-08-17T10:59:02+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets

Bollywood actor Pulkit Samrat has said he is battling malaria, which led to a loss of 2.5 kg of muscle and a fair amount of strength. The Fukrey star shared a selfie on Instagram Stories on Monday and wrote: 'Malaria took a little more out of me than I expected. Lost 2.5 kg of muscle and a fair bit of strength. But I know this body. We’ve built it before. We’ll build it again.' Bollywood Hungama and the Assam Tribune both report that the actor remains determined to regain his fitness. Samrat, known for his disciplined workout routine, has not shared a timeline for his full recovery. The actor was last seen in the web series Glory and the film Suswagatam Khushamadeed. He often posts updates on his health and fitness regimen on social media.

## Coverage

- bollywoodhungama.com <https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/pulkit-samrat-is-suffering-from-malaria-shares-health-update-lost-2-5-kg-of-muscle/>
- assamtribune.com <https://assamtribune.com/entertainment/pulkit-samrat-reveals-malaria-led-to-25-kg-muscle-loss-1615725>

This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-18T04:16:23+00:00.

Tags: Bollywood Hungama, malaria, Pulkit Samrat
Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/pulkit-samrat-loses-2-5-kg-muscle-to-malaria-shares-recovery-update/
License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources.
Cite: https://indianopinion.org/pulkit-samrat-loses-2-5-kg-muscle-to-malaria-shares-recovery-update/#story-in-brief

How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/