Kevin Chenais, the 28-year-old Frenchman who came to India for weight loss treatment, flew back home to Geneva, much lighter and happier at 136 kg on Wednesday. He had made international headlines in 2013 when he was offloaded by an airline owing to his weight. Now, Chenais wants to become an Indian citizen and live in Mumbai.

Thanks to city-based bariatric surgeon Dr Muffazal Lakdawala, Chenais shed 160 kg in the past two years. He is excited and can't wait to show his new avatar to his family and friends. But the journey from fat to fitter hasn't been a piece of cake for Chenais, who likes to call himself 'Krishna Kapoor.' When he landed in Mumbai in August 2017, he weighed 296 kg. After undergoing bariatric surgery, the Shah Rukh fan had to follow a strict diet and underwent training to shed the extra weight. He stayed in the city under the supervision of Dr Lakdawala for almost two years with his father.