It's not as dramatic as the headline makes it sound. But sometimes our actors commit enough to a film to not just grow a moustache and beard for the role, but to actually gain and lose weight and muscle mass in keeping with the character.
It's not Raging Bull time just yet, but at least these guys have been trying.
Here's a look at some actors, their before and after pics, and how much of an impact their 'transformations' have had on the film:
Shed every curve to rock a bikini in Tashan
In theory, the idea of losing weight to slip into a tiny little bikini always sounds perfect. Unfortunately, women need to be given boundaries, and Kareena's quest for size zero, while admirable, was eventually misguided.
How effective: Not. Kareena looked too skinny to be sexy in her bikini, and as Priyanka Chopra reminded us in Dostana the same year, bikinis are all about the curves.
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