Christian
Bale
is
a
case
in
extremes.
From
dangerously
starving
himself
to
lose
weight
for
his
insomniac
character
in
The
Machinist
to
stuffing
his
mouth
in
junk
food
to
gain
weight
in
American
Hustle,
the
Batman
star
has
done
it
all.
Back
home,
many
of
our
leading
men
and
women
are
also
all
for
dramatic
physical
transformation
for
the
sake
of
artistic
authenticity.
Sukanya
Verma
lists
them
out.
Kartik
Aaryan,
Chandu
Champion
Until
now
recognised
for
playing
cheeky
parts
in
romantic
comedies,
Kartik
Aaryan
attempts
to
push
the
envelope
in
Kabir
Khan’s
sports
drama
inspired
by
India’s
first
Paralympics
gold
medallist
Murlikant
Petkar.
To
achieve
the
correct
physicality
for
the
role,
he
went
on
to
shed
his
body
fat
from
39
percent
to
7
by
training
rigorously
for
one-and-a-half
years.
The
results
are
for
all
to
see.
Farhan
Akhtar,
Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag
Athlete
biopics
demand
ardent
discipline
from
actors
bringing
it
to
life
on
celluloid.
Farhan
Akhtar’s
commitment
in
becoming
the
lean
livewire
‘Flying
Sikh’
earned
the
actor
tons
of
accolades
for
his
transformation
into
the
legendary
sprinter
Milkha
Singh.
Kareena
Kapoor,
Tashan
Size
zero
is
a
milestone
in
Bebo’s
career.
The
actress
adopted
a
strict
diet
and
workout
regime
to
lose
tons
of
weight
and
slip
into
a
slinky
lime
green
bikini
for
her
con
woman
act
in
Tashan.
She’s
gone
back
to
her
foodie
Kapoor
ways
since
but
the
size
zero
trend
continues
to
attract
gym
subscriptions.
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan,
Dhoom
2
What’s
with
smouldering
swindlers
and
size
zeroes?
Ash’s
scorching
avatar
in
Dhoom
2
highlights
how
the
already
svelte
actress
lost
more
weight
while
flaunting
her
flat
abs
and
tan
to
jaw-dropping
effect.
Aamir
Khan,
Ghajini,
Dangal
Aamir’s
stunning
metamorphosis
into
the
amnesia-ridden
beefcake
in
Ghajini
turned
out
to
be
the
thriller’s
biggest
USP.
Years
later,
he
piled
on
the
kilos
to
acquire
a
dad
bod
and
belly
as
the
father
of
two
adult
daughters
in
Dangal.
Shah
Rukh
Khan,
Om
Shanti
Om
Remember
when
six-packs
became
a
household
sensation
as
well
as
life
goal?
One
look
at
SRK’s
super-hot
muscular,
shirtless
outing
in
Om
Shanti
Om‘s
Dard-E-Disco
where
he
plays
a
Bollywood
extra
reborn
as
a
movie
star
and
everyone
wanted
to
follow
suit.
Randeep
Hooda,
Sarbjit,
Veer
Savarkar
Randeep
unlocks
new
levels
in
method
acting
by
turning
reed
thin
to
play
an
unfairly
held
convict
in
Sarbjit.
The
man
goes
a
step
further
in
losing
weight
to
portray
a
freedom
fighter
in
Swatantrya
Veer
Savarkar.
Vidya
Balan,
The
Dirty
Picture
Bollywood’s
body-shaming
ways
couldn’t
deter
Vidya
from
putting
on
weight
or
showing
it
off
unapologetically
to
illustrate
the
raunchy
spirit
and
rambunctious
soul
of
Silk
in
the
Silk
Smitha-inspired
unofficial
biopic.
Bhumi
Pednekar,
Dum
Lagake
Haisha
Bhumi
locked
her
reputation
as
a
brave
actor
to
watch
out
for
in
her
debut
as
a
independent
woman
married
to
a
grouchy
dweeb
unhappy
about
her
overweight
frame.
The
Yash
Raj
Films
employee
turned
leading
lady
went
on
a
binging
spree
to
look
the
part,
which
was
received
with
critical
acclaim.
Parineeti
Chopra,
Amar
Singh
Chamkila
Refusing
to
let
all
the
rumours
and
remarks
about
her
weight
gain
affect
her,
Parineeti’s
single-minded
makeover
until
she
came
close
to
resembling
the
character
of
Amarjot
—
Amar
Singh
Chamkila’s
significant
other
and
singing
half
in
Imtiaz
Ali’s
gripping
biopic
is
all
kinds
of
inspiring.
