Published 10:52 IST, August 19th 2020

Randeep Hooda's birthday: Throwback to his phenomenal transformation for 'Sarabjit'

Randeep Hooda played the male lead in 2016's biopic film Sarabji, the stellar actor underwent through a major transformation for his film. Take a look at pics.

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re are very few actors in Bollywood who have mand to carve a special niche for mselves and garner love and appreciation of both off-beat cinema lovers and commercial movies mirers. Randeep Hooda is one such bankable actor.   stellar actor rings in his 44th birthday on 20 August 2020. Even though Randeep has set some major benchmarks in his acting career so far but, out of all, his surreal transformation for 2016's drama movie Sarabjit certainly tops list. Talking about same, just before Randeep Hooda's birthday, let us look back at Randeep Hooda's transformation journey which grabbed a lot of attention back in 2016. 

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Randeep Hooda's Transformation For Sarabjit Is A Mark Of A True Artist 

In year 2016 released director Omang Kumar's much-awaited biopic titled Sarabjit. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Randeep Hooda played le roles in movie. story of Sarabjit dealt with an Indian man who is imprisoned for life in Pakistan and n later sentenced to death irrespective of his sister appealing justice for him throughout her life. Randeep essayed role of Sarabjit Singh in film. Although Sarabjit failed to live up to its hype, Randeep Hooda's marvellous performance in film was highly lauded by critics. 

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To get into skin of his character,  Extraction actor h to undergo a drastic transformation. To look his part  actor lost a whopping 18 kilograms of weight in a matter of 28 days. stupendous actor did so by starving and sticking to coffee and water. Randeep Hooda's transformation was so phemenal that one could actually see his bones which, was very requirement of director Omang Kumar for role.

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This Randeep Hooda's transformation for Sarabjit showcased a major highlight of his character in film who was locked in a  4 x 4 room for years and also h several rat-bite scars of his body. Post weightloss when Omang saw  Do Lafzon Ki Kahani actor, he was stunned to see him. Irrespective of so much hard-work, Sarabjit failed to impress viewers but, yet film remains one of Randeep Hooda's most physically challenging roles ever. 

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On professional front, Hooda was last seen in Imitiaz Ali's Love Aaj Kal. actor played a pivotal role in Kartik Aaryan and Sara Ali Khan starrer. Love Aaj Kal was Randeep's second film with Jab We Met director post Highway. Even though Randeep's character in Imitiaz Ali h different shes, yet it mand to connect with viewers and his performance was critically acclaimed in 2020 film. Apart from this, he also played a significant role in Netflix's action thriller film Extraction in which he starred alongside Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth. 

10:52 IST, August 19th 2020