Method acting is said to be one of the toughestjobs for an actor. It is not definitely everyone’s cup of tea. Method acting involves actors going to thenext level to prepare for their role.
Isolating themselves from rest of the world,undergoing extreme body changes, living the character’s life are the main aspects ofmethod acting. Actors like Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight”,Christian Bale in “The Machinist”, etc. are the primary examples of method acting. But, do Indian actors do it too? Before we begin, click the Subscribe buttonif you haven’t and hit the bell icon to be a part of our notification squad.
Today, we are looking at 5 Indian actors whotook method acting seriously. For this list, we’ll be looking at actorswho indulged themselves into their respective characters totally and gave performances thatwill remain immortal for a lifetime. 5 Hrithik Roshan – Guzaarish Guzaarish is an Indian drama film written,composed and directed under the supervision of Sanjay Leela Bhansali in 2010. The film stars Hrithik Roshan and AishwaryaRai Bachchan as the protagonists.
The entire film tells us the story of a paralyzedmagician who turns into a radio jockey. He is then found filing a petition to thecourt for seeking permission to end his sick life. The actor practiced his role as a paraplegicand worked very hard for the look. Since Roshan’s character was a paraplegic,the director wanted to give him a natural look. Hence, he was advised to not follow his gymtraining until the movie shootings get completed. He was also asked by the director to sportan original beard so as to give touches of authenticity to his character.
4 Ranveer Singh – Padmaavat Starring Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor,and Ranveer Singh, this controversial movie introduced a new side of Ranveer. Much like his last outing with Bhansali inBajirao Mastani, Ranveer Singh gave a whole new edge to his character as Alauddin Khilji. Enamored by Queen Padmini’s beauty, the deviousruler of the Delhi Sultanate has been nicely explored by the actor. It is said that Ranveer locked up himselfin hotel rooms, practicing the role.
He indulged himself in the character so muchthat it even affected his mental health. Such a level of hard work and dedication gaveBollywood one of the best villain roles ever. 3 Randeep Hooda – Sarbjit Omung Kumar directed the movie Sarabjit in2016. It was an Indian biographical drama film starringAishwarya Rai Bachchan as Dalbir Kaur and Randeep Hooda in the lead role of SarabjitSingh. Sarabjit Singh was an Indian man who was sentencedto death by the supreme court of Pakistan in 1991 and had also spent 22 years in theprison for the case of alleged terrorism. It is believed that Randeep Hooda gave hisbest to get into the character of Sarabjit.
The actor lost 18 kg weight in just 28 daysto look more like a prisoner. He restricted his diet and underwent manychanges in his daily routine. If you watch the film, you can imagine thecondition the real Sarbjit faced during imprisonment. Randeep Hooda was that good. 2 Nawazzudin Siddiqui – Raman Raghav 2.0 Raman Raghav 2.0 is a 2016 Indian neo-noirpsychological thriller film directed by Anurag Kashyap. the film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui and VickyKaushal in lead roles. the film follows the cat and mouse chase ofa corrupt cop Raghavan (Vicky Kaushal) and a serial killer Ramanna (Nawazuddin Siddiqui). It is inspired by the real-life killer RamanRaghav, who operated in Mumbai during the 1960s. The actor used to visit lots of dhabas, slumareas, and lonely places to prepare for his role as a serial killer. Siddiqui left his home for two days withoutinforming anyone and “started fearing himself” while he was preparing for the role.
Due to unhygienic conditions during the shooting,the actor fell seriously ill and was hospitalized for five days. His wife later said that he was repeatinghis dialogues from the film while being semi-conscious. 1 Raj Kumar Rao – Trapped Trapped is a survival drama film directedby Vikramaditya Motwane. The film stars Rajkummar Rao as Shaurya, acall center employee who gets trapped in his apartment room without food, water, and electricity.
The actor remained on a very strict diet andlost weight to make it look more real. The film was shot in chronological order intwenty days. Rao found the role of Shaurya to be one ofhis most challenging works to date. He had to lose weight so he remained on thediet of carrot and coffee throughout the making of the film. He did this in order to accurately depictthe role of the character who was eating improper food while he was stuck in the apartment. Despite being a vegan, Rao ate meat in someof the scenes for the first time in his life to make it more realistic.
Now, that’s some another level of acting. So, these were our picks for 5 Indian actorswho took method acting seriously. Did we miss any? Comment down below. Thank You so much for watching. Write it down in the comments if you havesome video ideas for our channel. And don’t forget to hit that subscribe buttonand watch the previous stuff we know you’ll love too.
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