Bollywood actors who gained weight for movies!

There have been a lot of speculations about Rajkumar Hirani's biopic on Sanjay Dutt. The latest is that actor Ranbir Kapoor, who will be essaying the role of Sanju baba, will need to hit the gym and beef up. The film is scheduled to go on floors by mid-2016. It will be an interesting watch to see the young actor all bulked up for this role.

This hot Bollywood actress had to put on weight for her movie. Find out who...

Bollywood actors are very particular about the role they play and can go to any extent to get into the skin of the character. There are actors and actresses in Bollywood who lose weight for a character or work hard to stay fit. However, a few beautiful bombshells of Bollywood have gained oodles of weight to fit into their character. Let's take a look at some of them...

Kareena Kapoor Khan

The size zero actress agreed to gain some weight for Rajkumar Kumar Hirani's 3 Idiots, where she played the ‘girl-next-door.' Since Kareena plays a doctor in the film, she needed to look healthy. Hence, Kareena racked up a few kilos. Well, the effort seemed to have paid off as the film was a huge success.

Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra gave her heart and soul for the characters that she played in the film, Saath Khoon Maaf. And it seems that apart from that she also had to gain weight for some of the characters from the film. In order to look older for certain portions in Saat Khoon Maaf, PeeCee had to gain a few kilos. The film’s director, Vishal Bhardwaj, had apparently asked Priyanka to put on some weight for a few portions of the film and the committed actress was all game. Priyanka did justice to the role she played and received accolades from every quarter. However, for Mary Kom, Priyanka had to do the opposite and lose weight to look like an athlete.

Kangana Ranaut

One of Bollywood’s highest paid actresses, Kangana Ranaut, is currently at the top of her game. Her recent hits, Tanu Weds Manu Returns and Queen cemented her position in the industry. For Tanu Weds Manu, the slim actress had to put on a whopping seven kilos to look convincing as the married woman. It seems like Kangana, too, is a perfectionist when it comes to films.

Vidya Balan


Vidya Balan, too, had to gain weight for one of her most-applauded roles. While The Dirty Picture changed the manner in which Vidya’s career was progressing, she had to put in a lot of efforts for the film. She had apparently gained 12 kilos to resemble yesteryear siren, Silk Smitha. Throughout the film, Vidya carried herself gracefully without any inhibitions despite the extra pounds of flab that she was carrying on her frame.

Jacqueline Fernandez

In order to play Dr Shaina Mehra opposite Salman Khan in Kick, this svelte Sri Lankan babe had to tilt the weighing scale to the heavier side. The weight gain indeed paid off as the film proved to be the gamechanger for the actress. However, the actress is back in shape and is rocking the Bollywood industry. After winning the Miss Sri Lanka title in 2006, Jacqueline featured in her first commercial music video a year later. Jacqueline was seen in the ‘O sathi’ music video by Sri Lankan duo Bathiya and Santhush which brought her into the limelight. The diva was seen in a figure-hugging red gown alongside the two singers in the music video. Two years later, Jacqueline made her Bollywood debut opposite Riteish Deshmukh in Aladin. The lucky girl also shared screen space with Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt in the film.