On Aamir's special day, we thought of taking a look at some of the times when the superstar went over and above to adopt the perfect look for a role.
Superstar Aamir Khan turns 56 on Sunday, March 14. Each year, Aamir celebrates his special day with the media. After a cake-cutting ceremony with members from the media industry, Aamir follows it up with bytes and then conducts an informal session and talks about things in general off-the-record. However, last year, the celebrations were called off in the wake of the pandemic. This time too, it seems like Aamir's year birthday ritual will be cancelled.
Nonetheless, his fans all over the nations celebrate his birthday with a lot of passion and love for the star.
For thousands, Aamir is an idol whose films not only entertain but also leave an impact on the minds of the audience. And needless to say, because we can see it on-screen, how much hard-work and detailing Aamir puts into his films.
Be it the diction or the physical appearance of a role he is portraying, Aamir leaves no stone unturned in making his characters come alive on-screen.
So, on Aamir's special day, we thought of taking a look at some of the times when the superstar went over and above to adopt the perfect look for a role!
Take a look:
1. Aamir Khan's tapori look for 'Rangeela'
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In a 2020 interview, Aamir Khan had revealed that he did not have a shower for days at a stretch to achieve the 'little gruffly', 'tapori' look. He said, "It is true actually that I would not have a bath for one-one week. I was supposed to look a little gruffly. If I remember it correctly, I used to not have baths for days. I don’t if Ramu remembers it but all the clothes that were bought weren’t any designer’s clothes or anything. We used to see it on someone or on street and then I used to start collecting all these clothes. The only outfit that we stitched was the yellow one."
2. Aamir Khan got his ear pierced for 'Lagaan'
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Aamir Khan donned the look of a villager and sported a front-open sleeveless khadi shirt-cum-jacket with dhoti and gamcha throughout the film to play his part convincingly. He had also pierced his ears for the role.
3. Aamir Khan's goatee look in 'Dil Chahta Hai'
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Aamir Khan's cute goatee and spiky-short hair look was an instant hit amongst the young generation. To date, Aamir's uber-cool look look is a part of the Indian urban male's style book.
4. Aamir Khan sported the bulked-up look for 'Ghajini'
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For his action-thriller 'Ghajini', Aamir Khan underwent a massive physical transformation and bulked up to play his part convincingly. His eight-pack abs had become the talk of the town back then! Reportedly Aamir took over a year to get the perfect look. He even sported the stroked close crew cut and made it look sexy on screen.
5. Aamir Khan underwent massive physical transformation for 'Dangal'
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When Aamir signed up for Nitesh Tiwary's Dangal, he had a task in hand -- of playing a retired 52-year-old wrestler, who's a father of four. While 80% of the film had Aamir playing the 52-year-old wrestler, the actor wanted to shoot those portions first so that he would have the motivation to lose the fat when he had to shoot the portions where a younger and leaner version of him is shown for the film. So he went from 72 kgs and 9.67% body fat to 97 kilos with 38% body fat. While he managed to pull off the 58-year-old look but putting on the weight, it wasn't an easy take to shed the extra kilos. A special video of how Aamir gained weight for the film and then eventually lost it all and went back to his original body type was released by the Dangal team and. While the video is very motivational, it also showcases the hard work Aamir put in for a role.
6. Aamir Khan's popping eyes look for 'PK'
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Aamir zeroed in on a unique look for "PK'. After experimenting with various looks, the popping ears and flat hair look worked perfectly for Aamir's humanoid alien character in this Rajkumar Hirani directorial. And one can say that the superstar did a great job of convincingly playing an alien and not making it look weird or funny in any way! He isn't called Mr Perfectionist for no reason!
7. Aamir Khan sported long hair, thick moustache for 'Magal Pandey'
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Aamir Khan wanted a look that would be suitable for his role from the pre-independent era. So, to play Mangal Pandey fittingly he grew his hair and sported a thick moustache. Not so surprisingly, it got him the accolades he deserved.
