Nov 21, 2023, 07:48 PM IST

8 Bollywood actors who underwent drastic physical transformation for movies

Simran Singh

To play the role of a kid suffering from Progeria, Amitabh Bachchan spent hours putting on the prosthetics

Amitabh Bachchan for Paa

For Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film, Ranveer used to exercise for hours, and he was on a strict diet, including cutting off from any kind of sugar

Ranveer Singh for Padmavat

To get back in shape, Bobby Deol quit alcohol and started regressive gyming. In Animal, Bobby is seen flaunting his toned body

Bobby Deol for Race 3 

To play the role of a paraplegic, Hrithik ate loads of fried food such as samosas, batata vada

Hrithik Roshan for Guzaarish

For this role, Rajkummar reportedly stopped drinking and eating and lost almost 10 kgs during the process

Rajkumaar Rao for Trapped

The actor looked unrecognisable after shedding over 20 kg in 28 days to play the role of Sarbjit Singh

Randeep Hooda for Sarbjit

To play the older Mahavir Singh Phogat, Aamir put on weight, and he was 97 kgs

Aamir Khan for Dangal

To get into the skin of sprinter Mikha Singh, Farhan exercised for 13 months. For his eight-packs, Farhan did around 2,500-3,000 crunches, leg raises, side bends and other abdominal exercises daily.

Farhan Akhtar for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag