Hrithik's prosthetics weigh Priyanka down
With the actor's makeup taking hours, his co-star is left waiting on the sets of Krrish 3
Mumbai Mirror brought you the pictures of the house where superhero Krrish would be living. And now, we will tell you what exactly has been going on inside the bungalow built in Film City. Once you manage to go past the heavy security (a near impossible feat, if you ask us), you will find a rather old, wrinkled Hrithik Roshan roaming around on the sets. But that's only till lunchtime. Post lunch, if you look, you will see the superhero Hrithik shooting.
Confused? Let us explain. Hrithik, who plays the role of the father (aged 60) as well as the superhero son (around 30 years of age) in Krrish 3, has been shooting for both the parts in Film City. While the first half of the day is reserved for the father, the rest of the day is given to the son. But the crew has been unable to stick to this schedule too well. And in midst of the father-son timetable, the film's lead actress Priyanka Chopra is often left waiting.
The inability to stick to the time schedule can be attributed the heavy prosthetics that Hrithik has to wear to gain thirty years every morning. "A leading makeup artist has been flown in for Hrithik. The process takes around four hours. Hrithik has to wear new teeth, a padded tummy, a grey wig and an artificial wrinkled skin," revealed a source from the unit. Needless to say, often this makeup process delays the second half of the day. And invariably, Priyanka is left waiting in her van.
"This particular schedule is tough. Hrithik comes in at 6 am. By 10 am, he gets ready. Then he starts shooting for the old man sequences. After that, he removes his makeup and gets ready for the younger man scenes. Many of these scenes will in fact be combined in postproduction. There's a lot of interaction between father and son," said the source.
Meanwhile, Priyanka Chopra plays the waiting game. "Her scenes depend entirely on how much time Hrithik takes to put and remove the makeup. She has to wait until he gets ready. On most days the shoot gets over by 9 pm. But the 15 hours on the sets are tough. He has to get into the skin of the two very different characters that he plays," the source added.
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