Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan on Thursday resumed the shooting of "Dangal" here at the Akhada Leel near Toosa village in a new muscular look for the younger avatar of his character, and confirmed that the movie will release on December 23 as scheduled.

"We are coming on Christmas weekend. We are not releasing our film on December 16. It will release on December 23, which is a Friday just two days before Christmas," he clarified.

Aamir, who bulked up to 95 kg earlier to play the ageing wrestler in the Nitesh Tiwari-directed film, has followed a rigorous diet schedule to shed weight to show the younger version of the wrestler.

For his new younger look, which he shared with his fans on various social media platforms earlier this week, the "PK" star took four to five months break. "When I came to Ludhiana, I was very fat.

At that time we shot for the scenes where Mahavir has become old. 85 per cent of the film is about his that look only. Now we are shooting for the portion when Mahavir was young," Aamir said.

The set, which was set up at the famous "Akhada" (wrestling pit) gave a genuine feel to the shoot and was full of langot-clad wrestlers, who were seen flexing their muscles.

Some of the key elements including a photograph of lord Hanuman, body-building equipment and cow dung cakes on the walls added to the urban feel of the sequence.

Despite shooting in the hot and humid weather, the cast and crew perfectly managed to start the shoot for a part wherein Aamir, donning blue striped shirt, trouser and a "gamchha" to keep the heat at bay, can be seen cheering up for two wrestlers.

"So when I heard the story of 'Dangal', the director said that you are ready for this (younger version of Mahavir) and should later gain weight for the older version.

But I said when your film will finish then I'll be left with 95 kg... I decided that we will shoot Mahavir's older look first and then I take four-five months in which I'll be having a set goal of losing weight."