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Here’s How Salman Was Transformed into an Old Man in ‘Bharat’

Salman portrays a character over a span of 50 years in the film.

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Salman Khan’s upcoming film Bharat sees the actor portray a character across various stages of his life.

In an interview, director Ali Abbas Zafar revealed the elaborate process behind helping Salman look aged for one portion of the film. He told DNA that Salman experimented with different versions before settling on the final look that make-up artists executed with the help of a UK-based prosthetics company. It would take him 2.5 hours to get ready each time.

Besides ensuring authenticity, the makers also decided on this particular process since Salman has a neurological condition - trigeminal neuralgia - due to which he requires prosthetics that allows his skin to breathe and he has to exercise great caution while performing stunts. He underwent surgery for the same in 2011.

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“It’s a very tedious process, but he would be patient. It would take him two-and-a-half hours to get ready. After the narration, he understood that not only did the script demand it, but this look is also very significant in keeping with his character graph. He was very supportive about the idea and the entire process,” explained Zafar.

Bharat is a remake of award-winning South Korean film Ode to My Father, which is one of the country’s highest-grossing films. The film spans about 50 years and traces the history of India through Salman Khan's character. The actor dons various avatars through the film, including that of a stuntman, miner and naval officer, and Katrina Kaif and Disha Patani play his love interests. The film also stars Tabu, Jackie Shroff, Disha Patani and Sunil Grover. It hits theatres on 5 June.

(With inputs from DNA)

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