Weight on & weight off

Pound wise

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Natalie Portman: Natalie lost 20 pounds to play a ballerina dancer in Black Swan.

When competition is crazy, everyone tries to put their best to stand out in the film industry. Some don’t just act, but become the character they are portraying. 

While getting into the mind of the character is easy, getting into the skin and physicality is what’s tough. But we have our Bollywood and Hollywood celebrities who have done it all, from losing weight to putting on 20 kg for a particular role, because that is what makes their character more real, more believable. Let’s take a look:

All gain

Aamir Khan: Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, who is known as Mr Perfectionist of Bollywood, has gained 22 kg for his next flick Dangal. Now considering how perfect he is, it must have been a task.

Three-week agenda

Anne Hathaway: Three weeks is all it took for this actress to shed 10 pounds. This was before filming for the Les Miserables. She also lost an additional 15 pounds during the production.

Strictly on diet 

Matthew McConaughey: Matthew survived on just Diet Coke, egg whites and a piece of chicken a day to play AIDS patient Ron Woodroof in Dallas Buyers Club. 

Dirty game

Vidya Balan: Vidya reportedly gained 12 kg for her role in Dirty Picture. She is one actress who is ready to go to any measure for her roles. Vidya had said, “Initially, I was a little apprehensive and I did not want to put on so many kgs, but then I realized that if I don’t do it, I wouldn’t be doing justice to the role. So, then I went ahead and put on 12 kg.”

Towards zero 

Kareena Kapoor Khan: Bollywood beauty had given sleepless nights for women all over the world. She donned hard to achieve ‘size-zero’ figure.  She lost weight for her film Tashan.