- Randeep Hooda surprised his fans when the first look of his forthcoming film, Sarabjit, We are told that he lost 18 kg in 28 days to play Sarabjit, an Indian national languishing in a Pakistani jail on charges of spying.
- The biopic traces the struggles of Dalbir Kaur "to be played by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan" who runs from pillar to post to get her younger brother out of the Pakistani jail The 39-year-old actor looks shockingly malnourished, battered and destitute in the image shared by director Omung Kumar.
- Omung said, “When I approached Randeep for this role, I was very clear that I need someone who is open about going through a rigorous weight loss, as the role demanded lot of different looks. Randeep took that as a challenge and agreed upon giving 100% dedication not to prove that he can do it as an actor but to do justice to the character and the film.”
- Earlier, talking about his role, Randeep had said, “Sarabjeet is a story also of a prisoner but the narrative includes the journey right from his childhood to the time he passed away.”Since Sarabjit was imprisoned for more than 20 years.
