5 times Hrithik Roshan transformed his physique for a character

Hrithik Roshan is undoubtedly one of the hottest actors of Bollywood. The actor has many successful films to his name and his irresistible looks add so much to his persona of being a superstar. From his debut film Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai to his latest release War, the actor has come a long way. Hrithik turns 46 years old today and to celebrate the actor we thought about listing out a few films where he went out of his way to transform his physique to suit the character.

Whether it was in Guzaarish, Jodha Akbar, Koi Mil Gaya, Super 30 or War, the actor has made it a point to mould himself into these starkly different characters with the utmost ease. So check out his different looks below and take a walk down memory lane to see how Hrithik proved his mettle with each passing film.

Movie: Koi Mil Gaya

Director: Rakesh Roshan

Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Rekha

Year of release: 2003

Hrithik Roshan lost a lot of weight to look like a school going kid in the film and flaunted a ripped physique in the second half. The transition, however, seemed effortless. Hrithik went from lean and lanky to fit and fine with perfection.

Movie: Jodha Akbar

Director: Ashutosh Gowariker

Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Year of release: 2008

Hrithik Roshan kept the audience's attention on him as he displayed utmost perfection in portraying the legendary king Akbar on the big screen with his beefed-up body that he trained for months to achieve. One can see his physical transformation the most in this film during the scene where he is practising sword fighting bare-chested.

Movie: Guzaarish

Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Aditya Roy Kapur

Year of release: 2010

This film was extremely tough for the actor as he had to put on a lot of weight for the film to showcase a bed-ridden man with a paunch. And he had to shoot for the film post-Dhoom 2, where he had an uber chiselled physique.

Movie: Super 30

Director: Vikas Bahl

Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Mrunal Thakur

Year of release: 2019

Playing a tuition teacher in the film, the actor has to have a physique which was as close to a common man’s physique as possible. He had to gain a lot of kilos for the role, to look the part and he let go of his strict gym routine to achieve that. 

Movie: War

Director: Siddharth Anand

Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff, Vaani Kapoor

Year of release: 2019

Stepping into an action film post-Super 30, the actor had to get rid of a lot of fat content that he had put on for the earlier role. What came out of it was a pure treat for his fans with Hrithik look drool-worthy throughout the film, flaunting his beefed-up physique and a jawline that could cut diamonds. His transformation video broke the internet.

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