Niketan Dheer is bulking up for his role in Rohit Shetty's upcoming film

Nikitin Dheer is all set to be the new villain in Rohit Shetty's upcoming action film

And no wonder that Rohit asked the young actor to put on weight and muscles before filming began.

Nikitin had also played baddie in Dabangg 2 and was noticed for his lean and mean physique. A source says, `Nikitin is following a stern diet along with functional and weight training as well as mixed martial arts. The actor is following a different workout routine. For Dabangg 2, he had to drop the weight.`

Muscle man

Nikitin eats seven to eight meals a day, eating a lot of carbs along with protein. He mixes red meat like mutton with white meat like chicken and fish. He trains six days a week, mixing traditional training with functional, to keep his flexibility going along with weight training in the gym.