Mumbai: The Judgementall Hai Kya actress Kangana Ranaut who recently treated fans with her first look from Thalaivi talked about her transformation for the late actor turned politician Jayalalithaa.
Opening up about the transformation, Kangana revealed that she was on mild hormone pills for achieving the desired physique.
The transformation to bring alive the character wasn't easy for the actress as one might think it to be.
Besides eating food that enables weight gain, the actress also revealed how she had to intake hormone pills to put on a few kilos.
Kangana who gained six kilos for the film explained that putting on weight was important since she had to look "voluptuous, especially around the belly and thigh" areas.
Speaking about the transformation, she said: "Since I am tall and skinny, and my face is angular, not round, I had to take mild doses of hormone pills to look different. Of course, I also started eating foods that promote weight gain."
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Interacting with the media in an event, she said that it took over seven hours to put together the entire look, each day.
The first look poster of the film dropped on Saturday and since then fans can't stop talking about Kangana's unbelievable transformation for the biopic.
Directed by AL Vijay, the film is believed to be the most anticipated film of 2020.
Meanwhile, the actress recently made headlines as she confirmed to turn producer for the upcoming film titled Aparajita Ayodhya.
On the other hand, the actress is busy working on Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari's Panga.
