There are many examples of Bollywood stars going to the extreme to do justice to the character. While their dedication helps in the movie's success, it also garners them more popularity inspiring the masses.
Randeep Hooda: The actor shed over 30 kgs for his portrayal of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, in his recent movie 'Swatantrya Veer Savarkar'. Additionally, the actor previously lost 20 kgs in just 28 days for his movie ‘Sarbjit’.
Kartik Aaryan: For his upcoming film ‘Chandu Champion’, set to be released on 14 June 2024, Karthik is seen in a never seen before look undergoing a massive transformation.
Ranveer Singh: The actor went through extensive transformation for his many movies including ‘Padmaavat’, ‘Gully Boy’, ‘Simmba’, and ’83’.
Bobby Deol: For his role in the movie ‘Animal’, the actor spent 4 months of dedicated fitness training to gain the chiselled body needed for his character.
Rajkummar Rao: The actor followed a strict diet to lose 7 kgs in 22 days for his movie ‘Trapped’. Again in 'Bose: Dead/Alive', the actor put on 11 kgs in a month.
Aamir Khan: Mr Perfectionist went through a tremendous physical transformation for his movie ‘Dangal’. He had to put on 96 kgs for the first part while losing 9% of body fat for the later part of the movie.
Farhan Akhtar: For the movie ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’, the actor followed a strict diet and rigorous physical training to get his body shaped for the character.
Shahid Kapoor: For his movie ‘Kabir Singh', Shahid had to put on 8 kgs first while shedding over 14 kgs for the later part of the movie.
Hrithik Roshan: In ‘Guzaarish’, the actor had to go from fit to fat for his portrayal as a paraplegic character, getting a 36-inch waist for the first time in his life.
Salman Khan: Salman Khan had to go through a series of impressive weight gain and loss for his movie ‘Sultan’.
Bhumi Pednekar: Although ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’ was the actress’s debut movie, Bhumi Pednekar gave her heart and soul to the character by putting on 20kgs for the movie.
Priyanka Chopra: The actress went through a massive transformation through rigorous training and a strict diet plan for her movie ‘Mary Kom’.