Rajkummar Rao Reacts to Weight Gain Comments, Reveals Transformation for ‘Nikam’ Biopic

Rajkummar Rao is considered one of the industry's most versatile actors. He works hard for his roles and accommodates the change in his physique. He has been doing so for his films like "Trap" and "Bose." Recently, the actor was spotted with a simple look at an event. When users saw the actor, Rajkummar Rao, wearing glasses, they pointed out his weight gain, which could be due to aging. Now, the actor has given a response to the critics about why he gained weight. Rajkummar Rao has given an update on Sourav Ganguly’s biopic.

Rajkummar Rao shared a post on his Instagram. In a lengthy note, he explained that he had gained weight for his upcoming film, "Nikam." "Nikam" is a biopic of India's renowned public prosecutor and politician, Ujjwal Nikam.

In his post, Rajkummar Rao also revealed that he is about to begin work on the biopic of former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly. For this, he will begin working on losing weight again. In his post, Rajkummar Rao also mentioned his films for which he has lost weight, gained weight, and experimented with his hair.

Beginning his post, Rajkummar wrote, "My identity is my art." The actor then added, "I have just completed shooting for my next biopic, "Nikam," and yes, I had to make physical changes for it, which I love. I don't use prosthetic makeup." As long as I can achieve the look I want through hard work, like I did in Nikam. Whether it's gaining weight, looking older (to play a certain age), or thinning my hair, which my hairstylist strongly opposed.

The actor further explained in his post that everyone told me not to go half bald and not gain so much weight for 'Bose,' not to give up eating and drinking and not to lose so much weight for 'Trapped,' or not to behave like a blind person even when the cameras were off during the shooting of 'Srikanth.'

For 'Nikam,' I had to gain about 9-10 kg and was eating two pizzas a day, lots of sweets, my favorite aloo parathas and biryani. I wasn't using any glamorous makeup to look like the character. I hope you'll see all my hard work when you watch the film, which is releasing soon.

Sharing further details about his upcoming film, the actor said, "Now is the time for a change. It's time to shed those extra kilos and get into the shoes of Ganguly, our own Dada. I will always work hard to keep you engaged and entertained." The biopic of former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly is one of Rajkummar Rao's most anticipated films. The shooting of the film is set to begin next month.