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There are some actors who love to lead multiple lives through their roles, quite literally. It is their devotion towards their roles that make us believe that acting isn’t any piece of cake. Following is a list of certain popular actors who went through some insane physical transformation to get deep into the skin of characters, leaving the fandom awestruck forever.
After all, it was the demand of the character and how could they do justice with it, if they didn’t become it.
1. Christian Bale- The Machinist &Â American Hustle
If there’s one actor that can play with his body to the limit, it is him. For his role in The Machinist (2004), Christian Bale dropped 60 lbs to become skeleton-like.
For Batman Begins (2005), he gained a bulked up body in just about 6 weeks.
For The Fighter (2010), he again became bony thin. (He also won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the movie)
For American Hustle (2013), he put on 43 pounds. At the start,  he was 185 and went up to 228!
2. Anne Hathaway – Les Misérables
The beautiful actress dropped 25 lb for her role of a starving prostitute in the movie Les Misérables, which also garnered her the Academy Award in the Best Supporting Actress category. Hathaway’s co-star Isabelle Allen reportedly described her diet as ‘rabbit food’ and said that she had gotten so fragile, that one time she even broke her arm in a fall.
3. Aamir Khan- Ghajini & Dangal
In Bollywood, if there’s one actor who the fandom has seen physically transform drastically for roles, it has to be Aamir Khan. Mr. Perfectionist went from being a fresh-looking fit teacher in Taare Zameen Par (2007) to a very hulky Sanjay Singhania in Ghajini (2008). And currently, the actor can be seen packing on pounds for the upcoming Dangal.
4. 50 Cent –Â All Things Fall Apart
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The dramatic weight loss of 50 Cent for All Things Fall Apart, in which he played the role of a cancer-battling football player, was the outcome of some strict gymming and a constant liquid diet. The rap artist had dropped a whopping 54 pounds for the movie.
5. Farhan Akhtar- Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
We are in awe of his unique voice, singing talent, beautiful writing skills, and yes, of course, his amazing acting. For the movie Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013), the versatile actor built up a body so fit and muscular, we were left gaping.
6. Matthew McConaughey- Dallas Buyers Club
The sexy actor dropped 47 lb, going bony for his role of an AIDS patient in the critically acclaimed biographical drama Dallas Buyers Club (2013). He also won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his outstanding performance in the movie.
7. Priyanka Chopra- Mary Kom
The much-attractive talented actress is known to get deep into the skin of every role she plays. For the biopic Mary Kom (2014), she had to play the life of the boxer Mary Kom, and for that she had to become one, hence the evident transformation.
8. Tom Hanks- Cast Away
Before the start of the movie, the actor was advised to put on 50 lb to look like a middle-aged man to shoot the parts before the island scenes, when the movie was in its pre-production stage. Then the movie team took a year off so that Hanks could start losing weight. The actor then dropped 55lb in 4 months time.
9. Vikram – I
The actor who predominantly appears in Tamil films underwent drastic body changes during the shooting of a single film. For the movie I, the actor shed 25 kg (some other sources say 35 kg). He remodeled his body to become muscular for the second half of the movie.
10. Jake Gyllenhaal – Nightcrawler, Southpaw
The actor appeared as a much leaner version for the neo-noir crime thriller Nightcrawler (2014). He reportedly dropped 30 pounds from his former 180-pound body. For the movie Southpaw (2015). the actor trained heavily for 5 months to get ripped.
11. Anushka Shetty –Â Size Zero
The Baahubali actress, Anushka Shetty was required to beef up for Size Zero (2015). Reportedly, she put on 20 kg to do full justice to her role.
12. Matt Damon –Â The Informant!
The actor binged on junk to put on 30 lb for the 2009 biographical-crime-comedy film. However, this wasn’t the first time he modeled his body to match the character. For the movie Courage Under Fire (1996), the actor had apparently dropped a staggering 40 lb.
13. Sharukh Khan – Happy New Year
The actor first created quite a stir among his fandom when he let his 6 packs do all the talking at the time of Om Shanti Om (2007). But for the movie Happy New Year (2014), he took body contouring to whole other level and gained 8 packs.
14. Jared Leto – Chapter 27, Dallas Buyers Club
The actor/singer/songwriter and director gained a staggering 67 lb for Chapter 27, thanks to microwaved pints of ice cream mixed with soy sauce and olive oil, which he had every night.
The actor dropped 30-40 pounds for his role of an HIV-positive trans woman for the movie Dallas Buyers Club (2013)Â and became the Academy Award winner in the Best Supporting Actor category.
15. Abhishek Bachchan – Guru
Junior Bachchan’s one of the most impressive works became so because of his utter devotion to the character, which required him to beef up.
16. Robert De Nero –Â Raging Bull
The legendary actor put on a whopping 60 lb to play the role of an older Jake La Motta in Raging Bull (1980).
17. John Abraham – Force
Although, the fitness of the hunky actor is an old news in Bollywood, but with the movie Force (2011), the actor had taken his body fitness to a whole new level. By the way, there was also the very fit Vidyut Jamwal in the movie who made us sweat.
18. Chris Hemsworth – In The Heart Of The Sea
Our very own muscular ‘Thor’ shed 33 pounds to look like a starving seaman for In The Heart Of The Sea (2015).
19. Charlize Theron – Monster
The actress/model bid her hotness goodbye for her role of a serial killer in Monster (2003), for which she packed on 30 pounds. The actresses had become entirely unrecognizable from her original self. Thanks to her efforts, though, she won an Oscar for Best Actress for the said movie.
20. Natalie Portman – Black Swan
Her character in the 2010 movie required her to shed 20 pounds from her already tiny frame.
21. Mila Kunis – Black Swan
The actress lost 20 lb for the movie in 5 months. For her another movie, Blood Ties (2013), the actor seemed to have beefed up evidently.
22. Renee Zellweger – Bridget Jones’ Diary
The actress packed on an estimated 30 pounds for 2001 British romantic comedy film.
A great role demands great conviction, and these actors proved their stealth by beefing up and down for the roles that garnered them immense appreciation.
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