TIMELESS: 40 going on 20

Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan tops the scale of playing a character much much younger than his age in Balki's Paa. The actor plays 13 year old Auro, a boy suffering from a medical disorder called Progeria. Progeria speeds the growth process of an individual and apart from Abhishek playing his father in the movie, Big B is bound to shock audiences with his highly anticipated performance in Paa.

Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan

If the dampener of the music of Vipul Shah's London Dreams wasn't enough to put you to sleep, the fact that Salman and Ajay played 20 year old rockers in the movie was enough to wake up the dead indeed. Salman and Ajay looked nothing close to their characters in the movie and all that rocker gear, pierced eyes and chunky jewellery didn't do them any good either.

Aamir Khan

The 44 year old Aamir Khan is back to doing what he does best. The actor who loves to experiment is playing a 20 something collegian in his upcoming film 3 Idiots. Directed by Rajkumar Hirani the film is based on Chetan Bhagat's novel Five Point Someone. Aamir has worked on his body language, clothes and even shed the eight pack for a lean and younger looking body.

Saif Ali Khan

While Saif Ali Khan effortlessly pulled off a 20 year old back in Farhan Akhtar's Dil Chahta Hai, the same can't be said about his character in Imtiaz Ali's Love Aaj Kal. The 40 year old actor played a 20 something professional in the movie with wisecracks galore. The age was evident on Saifu's face and next time the actor better stick to playing daddy to two.

Himesh Reshammiya

Himesh Reshammiya played a 20 something singer in the remake of the hit 1980's film Karz titled Karzzz. Even the fake wig and young styling couldn't some to Himesh's rescue in the film rather the film initself. Karzzz bombed at the boxoffice and Himesh tags it as his biggest regrets as of yet.

Minissha Lamba

Minissha played an 18 year old girl in Sanjay Gadhvi's Kidnap. We think the only brief Minissha received was to get an itsy bitsy waist and the best push-ups she'd ever known. So Minissha hit the gym and worked out hard to get a younger more leaner body, only if she'd read the script yet again would she have saved us from the torture that was Kidnap.