Kamal Ghorui
In the last few days, Rajkummar Rao has been the centre of attention on social media as netizens just couldn’t recognise him in his new look. The actor has put on some weight and was seen sporting grey hair. While many even trolled him for looking like this as he attended the Bolti Khidkiyaan Short Film Festival in Mumbai, the actor has now broken silence on it. Many trolled him while some fans were genuinely concerned. Setting the record straight, Rao took to his social media and revealed that he has undergone a transformation for his upcoming biopic on Ujjwal Nikam. He has put on 9-10 kilos for the film and further added that now he’s in the process to shed all the weight for Sourav Ganguly biopic. He shared a collage of Ujjwal Nikam, Sourav Ganguly picture and wrote, “My being is through my Art. Just finished shooting for my next Biopic #NIKAM and yes, it has demanded me to change physically which I love doing. I’m not a believer in prosthetics as long as I can achieve the look through my hard work which I’ve achieved in Nikam, be it gaining weight or looking old (to play a certain age) or to make my hair thin which my hair stylist was very much against but everyone told me to not go half bald for BOSE also and to gain that much weight or to Not stop eating and lose so much weight for TRAPPED or to not behave like a visually impaired person even when cameras weren’t rolling during SRIKANTH.”He further added, “For Nikam I had to gain around 9-10 kgs and I was eating 2 pizzas and a lot of sweets and my fav Aloo Parathas, Biryani and to not use anything glam to look like the part. Hopefully, when you will see the film which will be releasing soon you will be able to see all that hard work in the film.”Sharing an update about his next transformation, he added, “And now it’s the transition phase and time to lose these extra kgs and get ready to slip into Ganguly mode. Our very own Dada. Will always work the hardest to engage you, entertain you through my work. Much Love,” he wrote.His upcoming film on Ujjwal Nikam, directed by Avinash Arun, is based on the life of one of India’s most renowned public prosecutors, known for taking on some of the country’s most high-profile and complex criminal cases.
