Hrithik Roshan
Made a lot of effort to get into the skin of magician Ethan Mascarenhas in Guzaarish who becomes a quadriplegic due to an accident. It was reported that the actor learnt magic tricks from an Ukrainian magician to get into the character. He was asked to skip his regular workouts since he could not look fit and trim in the film. A fitness freak, Hrithik did not work out for six-seven months. He even confessed to tasting batata vada, samosas and other fried stuff after 15 years because he had the liberty to look fat in some parts of the film. He was also asked to sport a beard to which he relented so as to give authenticity to his character. He even met quadriplegic patients as well as doctors treating them to get a feel of his role.

Amitabh Bachchan
Big B’s efforts earned him the National Award for the film, Paa, which was based on a rare genetic condition known as progeria. It took four to five hours daily for the makeup artists to put on the actor’s prosthetic makeup, and two hours to remove it. Also, while applying the makeup, he couldn’t eat, drink or talk. He wore specially designed dentures throughout the film and the dubbing so that he could sound like a child, talking with a lisp. He also spent most of his time on the sets with kids rather than with other unit members to get a hang of how they talk and behave.