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Randeep Hooda channels depth and discipline through method acting

Sonal Khandelwal
| ETimes.in | Last updated on - Jun 25, 2025, 16:00 IST
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Latest look mystery

Randeep’s recent almost bald, bespectacled look has sparked speculation online. Social media buzz suggests it could be for an upcoming OTT thriller or a biopic on a controversial historical figure. Fans eagerly await an official announcement.

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Master of disguise

From rustic roles in Highway to urban characters in CAT, Randeep keeps reinventing. For CAT (2022), he learnt the Gurmukhi dialect and adapted his mannerisms to play a double-life informer caught in Punjab’s drug war.

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Jaat

For Jaat (2024), Randeep Hooda embraced the physicality and spirit of Haryana’s rugged heartland. He trained extensively in combat sequences and adopted authentic Haryanvi mannerisms. His fierce, untamed look in the film reflects both raw aggression and regional pride.

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Prisoner of change

For Sarabjit (2016), Randeep Hooda lost nearly 18 kilograms in just 28 days. He followed an extreme starvation diet to portray the physically ravaged Sarabjit Singh, a man imprisoned in Pakistan for over two decades.

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Shocking physical sacrifice

For Swatantrya Veer Savarkar (2024), Hooda not only directed the film but dropped to a dangerously low body weight to portray the revolutionary’s prison suffering. He even shot many scenes while battling injuries and weakness.

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