Can You Recognise These Actors?

Isn’t
it
cool
is
to
see
actors
taking
a
route
of
total
transformation
to
embody
a
character
better?

Certain
films
demand
actors
to
take
on
roles
that
come
with
a
distinct
look
—
it
could
be
that
of
a
terrifying
villain
or
an
unusual
personality.

For
the
imagination
alone,
the
prosthetics
team
deserve
the
appreciation
for
putting
in
tremendous
work
for
creating
such
wacky
looks.

Credit
also
goes
to
the
actors
for
sitting
patiently
through
that
gruelling
task
of
make-up,
acing
the
role
and
then
spending
hours
removing
it.

10
recent
awe-inspiring
prosthetic
aesthetics
that
actors
have
donned
for
their
roles:

Amitabh
Bachchan

The
Internet
loved
the
first
glimpse
of
Amitabh
Bachchan
as
Ashwatthama
in
Nag
Ashwin’s

Kalki
2898
AD.

Not
only
has
the
film
met
with
a
terrific
reception
at
the
box
office,
the
81
year
old
received
the
lion’s
share
of
the
acclaim,
with
many
critics
hailing
his
as
the
most
compelling
performance
in
the
film.

We
have
seen
make-up
artist


Preetisheel
Singh’s
magic
before,
and
she
doesn’t
disappoint
here.

Bachchan
knows
the
power
of
prosthetics,
as
his
look
in

Paa
—
where
he
played
Auro,
a
child
who
suffers
from
the
genetic
disorder
Progeria
—
won
the
National
Film
Award
for
make-up
back
in
2009.

Kamal
Haasan

When
it
comes
to
the
most
memorable
film
transformations,
the
Big
B’s

Kalki
co-star
Kamal
Haasan
is
a
creative
benchmark
of
sorts.

Extremely
creative
with
his
roles
and
deeply
committed
to
performance,
Kamal
Haasan
is
known
for
the
make-up
and
costume
designs
of
the
characters
he
essays
on
screen.

While
he
looks
unrecognisable
as
the
villain
Supreme
Yaskin
in

Kalki,
the
anticipation
is
building
up
for
his
next
outing
with
Director
Shankar
in

Indian
2,
in
which
the
movie
legend
dons
unusual
get-ups.

Oscar-winning
make-up
artist
Michael
Westmore
reunites
with
Kamal
once
more
after

Hey
Ram,
Indian,
Dasavatharam
and

Chachi
420,
and
receives
rich
praise
from
the
actor
in
an
Instagram
post:
‘From
(The
arrow
in
the
sun)
Soldier
blue
where
I
saw
Mike
Westmore’s
work
to
this
day,
I
have
admired
Mike’s
work
from
inside
out.
Had
the
joy
of
working
with
him
on
the
make
up
and
also
wearing
it
to
fame
and
applause.
40
years
have
flown
with
the
speed
of
an
arrow.’

Akshay
Kumar

Lots
of
make-up,
some
insane
prosthetics
and
a
great
deal
of
CGI
went
into
Akshay
Kumar’s
stunning
transformation
as
the
nightmarish
villain
Pakshi
Rajan
in
the
pan-India
biggie,

2.0.

His
unique
appearance
made
sure
he
did
not
get
overshadowed
by
the
film’s
hero,
Rajinikanth.

It
would
take
about
three-and-a-half
hours
to
put
on
the
make-up
and
about
two-and-a-half
hours
to
remove
it.
During
the
shoot,
he
was
on
a
liquid
diet,
as
the
bodysuit
was
made
according
to
his
size.

Shah
Rukh
Khan

With
the
help
of
both
practical
and
digital
effects,
SRK
stunned
audiences
with
his
dual
role
in

Fan.

On
one
hand
he
played
himself,
superstar
Shah
Rukh
Khan,
and
on
the
other,
he
played
an
obsessed
fan
named
Gaurav,
who
happens
to
resemble
the
star.

Hollywood
make-up
genius
Greg
Cannom,
who
has
done
spectacular
work
in
films
like

The
Curious
Case
Of
Benjamin
Button,
The
Bicentennial
Man
and

Face
Off,
was
roped
in
for
this
Maneesh
Sharma
film.

Kangana
Ranaut

Kangana
took
great
pains
to
resemble
J
Jayalalithaa
in
the
actress-politician’s
biopic,

Thalaivii

There
were
reportedly
three
stages
of
prosthetics,
which
took
many
hours
to
complete
and
later
to
remove
after
filming.

Seen
here,
Kangana
gets
the
prosthetics
measurements
from
Jason
Collins’s
studio
in
Los
Angeles.
Jason
has
previously
worked
on

Captain
Marvel,
creating
prosthesis
for
Brie
Larson.

Deepika
Padukone

Deepika
portrayed
an
acid
attack
survivor
in

Chhapaak
based
on
a
true
story.

UK-based
Clover
Wootton,
who
has
worked
on
Hindi
films
since
2012
and
is
credited
for
films
like

Revolver
Rani,
Haider,
Rangoon,
Sui
Dhaaga,
Zero,
Pari
and

Sanju,
transforms
Deepika
in
one
of
their
most
challenging
films.

Ranveer
Singh

Showcasing
his
incredible
range,
Ranveer
brought
cricket
legend
Kapil
Dev
to
life
under
the
watchful
eye
of
Director
Kabir
Khan
in

’83.
Ranveer
nailed
Pail

Paaji‘s
look
and
mannerisms
in
a
rousing
sports
drama
about
India’s
historic
World
Cup
win.

Make-up
artist
Vikram
Gaikwad
revealed
in
that
an
interview
that
the
toughest
part
was
to
find
the
right
dentures
for
Ranveer’s
look.

Rajkummar
Rao

The
heavy
layers
of
prosthetics
made
Rajkummar
unrecognisable
in
his
guest
appearance
as
the
mysterious
324-year-old
man
in
Dinesh
Vijan’s
directorial
debut

Raabtaa,
starring
Kriti
Sanon
and
the
late
Sushant
Singh
Rajput.

Zuby
Johal
and
Rajiv
Subba
of
Dirty
Hands
Studio,
who
have
done
the
make-up
in
films
like

Tumbbad,
Ghost
Stories,
Chandigarh
Kare
Aashiqui
and

Kill,
were
roped
in
for
the
transformation.

Gulshan
Devaiah

Gulshan
transformed
into
a
haunting
character,
a
human
flesh-eating
monster,
in
Dibakar
Banerjee’s
segment
in

Ghost
Stories.
If
it
wasn’t
in
the
credit
roll,
we
wouldn’t
have
guessed
it
was
Gulshan
underneath
that
far
out
make-up.

The
suit
may
have
been
claustrophobic
but
Gulshan
and
Zuby
Johal
and
Rajiv
Subba
of
Dirty
Hands
Studio
made
sure
it
came
perfectly
to
life.

Sharvari

With
its
sweeping
success
at
the
box
office,

Munjya
was
loved
for
its
technical
craft
and
as
well
as
the
horror/comedy
elements.

In
the
climax
sequence,
Sharvari
puts
on
freakish
make-up
for
a
distinctive
pallor
as
a
possessed
being.
Prosthetics
were
further
used
to
create
her
pointy
ears,
crooked
teeth
and
fingers.

She
tells
us
all
about
it


here.