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Published 16:33 IST, February 17th 2021

Is Rajkummar Rao undergoing a transformation again? Bhumi's Instagram story hints at it

Recently, Bhumi took to Instagram stories to share a new update about Badhaai Do. Seems like Rajkummar Rao is undergoing a huge transformation again.

Reported by: Rhea Kriplani
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Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar are currently busy filming for their upcoming film Badhaai Do. Pictures from the sets of the film have been going viral on social media. Recently, Bhumi took to Instagram stories to share a new update about the film. Seems like Rajkummar Rao is undergoing a huge transformation again and Bhumi’s story hints about it.

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Rajkummar Rao's transformation

On Instagram stories, Bhumi shared a clip of Rajkummar’s muscles. In the caption, she said, “Iske trailer ne MUSCLE ke rakh diya.” She also mentioned that the trailer was about to be out soon.

It’s learnt that Rajkummar has been training rigorously for the past couple of months. The actor was preparing himself hard for his upcoming role as a cop in the film. Earlier, he shared a picture of him working out. He captioned his post saying, “#WorkInProgress #NEWतन To get a new look for a new character, need to get a new body and a new mindset. #BadhaiDo #Beमेहनती.”

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The actor has undergone physical transformation even before. Rajkummar underwent drastic weight loss to play a man striving for survival in Trapped. He underwent a rigorous diet of black coffee and two carrots a day for about twenty-two days. It was revealed that he wanted to feel the hunger and desperation of the character to deliver real performance.

Earlier, Rajkummar had shared a picture on social media showing the physical transformation that he underwent for three different films. The picture showed his transformation from sporting six-pack abs for Behen Hogi Teri, to drastic weight loss for Trapped and excessive weight gain for Bose. He captioned his post saying that an actors life is building a character. He said that nothing gave him more high than preparing and living a character. 

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Rajkummar Rao's upcoming films 

Badhaai Ho is directed by Harshvardhan Kulkarni. The film casts Rajkummar and Bhumi in the lead role. On the other hand, Rajkummar will be seen in the upcoming film Roohi. The comedy horror film is slated to release on March 11, 2021. Take a look at the Roohi trailer below. He also has Chupke Chupke remake and a Hindi remake of Telugu cop thriller HIT. 

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Updated 16:33 IST, February 17th 2021

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