Mumbai8 hours agoWriters: Kiran Jain and Abhinav Tripathi
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An actor needs a different body shape for every film. Experimenting on the body is not possible every time. In such a situation, prosthetic body suits are used.
Actors often use body suits to show six pack abs in the film. However, this thing is kept completely secret. Body suit makers are also clearly instructed not to leak this information. Actually, actors do not want their body to be called fake or artificial. This affects their image among the fans.
- How are body suits made?
- Why is there a need to make these?
- What are the problems in wearing them?
- Why do the actors want to keep it a secret?
We will talk about these points in the new episode of Reel to Real. For this, we discussed with three prosthetic artists Amod Doshi, Rahul Rajapaksa and Zubi Johal.
How are body suits made? First a 360 degree mold of the artist is made. Then after making the mold, silicone is poured on it. After pouring the silicone, it is dried. This whole process takes 15 to 20 days. After drying, it is worn by the actor. Its trial and look test is done only once. If there is any shortcoming, then all the work has to be done again.
These body suits are just like clothes. They can be removed and stretched whenever desired.
Why the need to make a body suit? Although actors of today's generation prefer to make six pack abs naturally. For this, they also give time to their body for a year or two. However, this is possible only when the actor is associated with only one project. Many times actors are associated with many projects at a time. They need a different body shape for every film. In such a situation, using a body suit becomes their compulsion.
Artist preparing a body suit with six pack abs.
What are the challenges of wearing a body suit?
- Wearing a prosthetic body suit prevents oxygen from passing out from inside the body. Due to this, the artist has to face panic i.e. suffocation.
- A lot of sweating starts. The body starts losing water. Therefore, carrying a prosthetic body suit is a challenging task for the artist.
- There are also problems in going to the washroom. Applying prosthetic makeup on the body for 4 to 5 hours causes rashes and stains on the body for some time. These stains can last for 24 hours.
- If an actor has to wear a prosthetic body suit for a month, he should pay a lot of attention to his weight. If the weight increases or decreases suddenly, then there can be a problem in wearing and taking off the body suit. This is because initially these body suits are prepared according to their body measurements.
I have made six pack abs suits for many actors, but I cannot reveal their names – Amod Doshi According to Amod Doshi, videos are never shot with actors wearing body suits. If that video gets leaked even by mistake, it creates a problem. Actors take action against it. Even the Artist Association becomes active in this matter.
Amod said, 'I have made many actors wear body suits with six pack abs. However, I cannot name them. This is against our profession. If we reveal their names even by mistake, a case can be filed against us.'
Use of skin friendly silicone to make body suits Rahul Rajapaksa said that he uses skin friendly silicone to make body suits. He makes different fake body parts in his studio. Be it six pack abs, fake breasts and hips, hands, head or legs. They look absolutely original.
He said, 'Just recently there was a rumour that Deepika Padukone flaunted a fake baby bump. Now I don't know if this was true or false, but it is possible. We create such a baby bump for actresses in films that it does not look fake at all.'
Woman was impressed after seeing Richa Chadha's fake baby bump, placed an order Zubi Johal had created a fake baby bump for Richa Chadha for the film Gangs of Wasseypur. When she posted its photo on social media, she got a call from a woman.
Zubi says, 'The woman told me that she wanted surrogacy but could not tell her parents. She requested me to make a fake baby bump. At first I found this strange but when she insisted, I made a fake baby bump and sent it to her. The woman even wore it and performed the baby shower ceremony but no one came to know about it.'
The baby bump seen in the picture is a sample of the prosthetic body suit.
Ayushmann Khurrana used a body suit, he was afraid that the truth might be revealed Zubi Johal shared some anecdotes of the stars and said, 'In the film 'Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui', Ayushmann's legs had to look exactly like a wrestler. For this, fake legs were made using prosthetics. Since the script demanded it, Ayushmann had to be given such a look.
Initially, Ayushmann was a little hesitant. He thought that the audience would know that his legs were not real. However, we convinced him. We put a silicone suit over his legs. After watching the film, no one knew that those were not his real legs.
This is a scene from the film Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui. The leg of Ayushmann Khurrana seen in this scene is made with prosthetic makeup.
An agreement is made before applying the prosthetic on the body Before applying prosthetics on the body, celebrities are made to sign an agreement. The side effects of prosthetics are mentioned in that agreement. If the artist faces any problem after applying the prosthetic, then the people doing the prosthetic makeup or the company are not responsible for it.
Talking about the reason behind signing the agreement, Amod says, 'I made an actor wear a body suit for his film. I did not know that he was allergic to prosthetics. He wore the body suit for 4-5 hours. He developed an allergy due to this. This allergy persisted for the next one month. He became very angry. As a result, I had to pay for whatever money was spent on his treatment.'
In old films, body suits were made using cotton and tissues When there was no prosthetic makeup, how did artists make them look fat? Rahul said, 'Actually, padding of clothes was done inside. Apart from this, cotton and tissues etc. were also used.'
