MUMBAI: Just like make-up and makeovers are not new to Bollywood, prosthetic make-up has found a remarkable place in the industry. Despite method acting, our Bollywood stars want to get under the skin of their respective characters and go up an extra mile.

When we went gaga over Kamal Haasan disguising himself as an old lady in Chachi 420, little did we know that the character was brought to life by not only the self-made actor but by also the make-up artiste. Besides making the actors look pretty on-screen, these make-up artistes are responsible for creating characters.

TellyChakkar brings out other unsung prosthetic make-up heroes who acted as more than just a helping hand to our beloved Bollywood characters.

Rishi Kapoor’s makeover by Greg Cannom in Kapoor & Sons

Rishi Kapoor officially astounded his fans by donning the role of a 90-year-old man in the movie Kapoor & Sons. However, relatively few realize that his make-up has been done by American craftsman, Greg Cannom- the man behind Brad Pitt's faultless looks in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Cannom has been nominated for nine Academy Awards and has won three. He has also been nominated for seven Saturn Awards and has bagged one for doing the makeover of Rishi Kapoor in Kapoor & Sons.

Amitabh Bachchan’s makeover by Christien Tinsley and Dominie Till in Paa

We all know that Amitabh Bachchan transformed himself into a 13-year-old Auro, who was suffering from Progeria. His prosthetic make-up was done by Christien Tinsley and Dominie Till. Before bagging the National Film Award for Paa, Christien was nominated for an Academy Award for Makeup for his work in The Passion of the Christ and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special for American Horror Story. Dominie Till has worked on popular films as The Lord of the Rings trilogy as a prosthetics supervisor and King Kong as a special make-up effects supervisor.

Shah Rukh Khan’s makeover by Greg Cannom in Fan

Shah Rukh Khan played the role of a crazy fan named Gaurav in the movie Fan and for that he donned an entirely different look. Gaurav is less than half the age of SRK’s present age and to accomplish this look, Greg Cannom, an Academy Award winner was employed and Keitan Yadav, a reputed VFX artiste was hired. Cannom’s legendary make-up effects are a huge part of the film fraternity. Besides achieving Oscars for Mrs. Doubtfire and Dracula, he has more than 120 credits including like Michael Jackson’s Thriller music video, A Beautiful Mind, Titanic, The Passion of the Christ, Hannibal, Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, Van Helsing, The Mask, Tales from the Crypt and The Lost Boys.

Rajkummar Rao’s makeover by Zuby Johal in Raabta

Rajkummar Rao was given a makeover to play a 324-year-old in Raabta by a special team from Los Angeles that worked with Zuby Johal of Dirty Hands Company. The artiste has in the past worked on films like Gangs of Wasseypur 1 and 2, Finding Fanny, Raaz 3, Trapped and more.

Akshay Kumar’s makeover by Sean Foot in Robot 2.0

Akshya Kumar’s half-bird-half-human-look in Robot 2.0 is the creation of Sean Foot. This is Sean’s second project with Shankar after Shankar’s magnum opus I. Besides Indian projects, Sean is responsible for the look of the Navi tribe in James Cameron’s Avatar.

Hrithik Roshan’s makeover by Sjaan Gillings in Dhoom 2

The Dhoom franchise is known for its action. However, Dhoom 2 made news for its wondrous make-up tricks. Hrithik Roshan successfully camouflaged his high-tech international thief image into multiple characters like one of the seven dwarfs of Snow White, the old lady or the creepy old janitor because of Sjaan Gillings. Indeed, it was Gillings’ marvellous work that bamboozled us.

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