Randeep Hooda surprises netizens with his massive weight loss for Swatantrya Veer Savarkar; fans call him ‘Indian Christian Bale’

On Tuesday, actor Randeep Hooda dropped a picture of himself on Instagram and that shocked the internet. The picture had Randeep showing his skinny body after losing kilos of weight for the shoot of Kaala Paani in Swatantrya Veer Savarkar. In the picture, Randeep who is playing Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was seen taking a mirror selfie, showing off his bones. Seeing the photo, fans are impressed to see the dedication and drastic weight loss of Randeep Hooda towards the movie.

Sharing the photo, the Highway actor captioned, “KAALA PAANI.” It only indicates that the picture was clicked during the shoot of the jail scene. His look is commendable and kudos to Randeep Hooda for his massive weight loss. People are even calling him Indian Christian Bale. A fan wrote, “Damnn our own Christian Bale.” While another one said, “Nailed it. Christian bale of Bollywood.” There was another who commented, “Christian Bale is a real Sigma.”

Randeep Hooda’s weight loss for Swatantrya Veer Savarkar

For the unversed, the Batman actor shook the Hollywood industry due to his drastic weight loss in The Machinist (2004). He lost an extraordinary amount of weight to play Trevor in the movie. Reportedly, Christian lost 65 pounds (28 Kg) for The Machinist and people were impressed by his drastic transformation.

Moreover, this is not the first time where Randeep chose a drastic transformation for his movie. Earlier, for Sarabjit, the Kick actor lost weight to look convincing onscreen. Nevertheless, Swatantrya Veer Savarkar marks the directorial debut of Randeep Hooda. The historical drama is slated to release on March 22.

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