Misplaced Weight, Burnt My Pores and skin

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New Delhi:

Vikrant Massey, who gained massive on the Filmfare Awards this 12 months for his excellent efficiency as an UPSC aspirant in twelfth Fail, in a chat with GQ India, not too long ago revealed that making ready for his function as Manoj Kumar was not solely difficult but in addition rewarding. Speaking about his preparation, the 36-year-old actor stated, “I spent nearly a 12 months and a half making ready for the movie, and the three months previous to the capturing had been stuffed with in depth workshops and studying classes. I needed to drop a few pounds and tan my pores and skin. Whereas tanning, my pores and skin truly obtained burnt, and I freaked out, considering we would should push our shoot by a few weeks.”

Vikrant Massey revealed that when he instructed the movie’s director Vidhu Vinod Chopra in regards to the pores and skin burn, the director urged that they might shoot “uncooked.” “He stated that this was a boon and now we would not want any make-up. We might be moving into uncooked. The hardest a part of this journey for me, nonetheless, was the emotional weight that got here with enjoying this character. Somebody who represents the goals of thousands and thousands of Indians. To inform an actual India story that may resonate with the plenty.” he stated.

Earlier, Vikrant Massey opened up about his Tv days in an interview with Unfiltered by Samdish. Earlier than venturing into movies, Vikrant acted in hit serials like Balika Vadhu, Dharam Veer, Baba Aisa Var Dhoondho. Recalling days of struggles and hectic shifts, Vikrant instructed  Unfiltered by Samdish, “Again within the day, artistes would shoot for 18-20 hours. There got here a time once I needed to shoot for 110 hours straight with out stopping.”

Vikrant additionally narrated an incident the place scriptwriters reworked scripts to make use of him as fillers in each body. He stated, “They’d no selection however to make use of me as a filler. Day shifts had been melting into evening shifts. There was no sense of time. Funnily, once they lastly packed up, it wasn’t even for me. An actor who got here to the set at 10 am within the morning obtained upset and walked out  by night.”

twelfth Fail is headlined by Vikrant Massey, whereas Medha Shankr essays the function of Manoj Kumar Sharma’s spouse Shraddha Joshi. Vikrant Massey additionally obtained the Greatest Actor Award within the Critics Class on the 69th Filmfare Awards, for his efficiency in twelfth Fail.