Sanjeev Kumar brought prosthetic makeup for the first time, played 9 roles in one film with this

Sanjeev Kumar, who made his/her own mark in Bollywood, did only 30 films in his/her 25 years of career, but left such a legacy, which the coming generations will never be able to forget. he/she had to work hard to make his/her place in the film industry. When his/her father died, he/she sold his/her mother’s jewelery and took admission in an acting school. Sanjeev Kumar used to bring alive every character, from comedy to serious, with his/her acting talent. he/she was an actor whose film was banned in independent India. But do you know that Sanjeev Kumar was also the first actor to introduce the technique of prosthetic makeup in Indian cinema? This is what we are talking about in the WoW Wednesday series.

Film stars change their entire look and appearance from acting to get into their character. Sometimes it becomes difficult to recognize the actors in their changed appearance. The technique or makeup with which the makeover of actors is done is called prosthetic makeup.

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These stars used prosthetic makeup

Prosthetic is a technique of make-up, with the help of which an actor gets into the shape of a character. In this, the structure of any body part or organ is first prepared using silicone rubber. It is then fitted on the actor. Kangana Ranaut did prosthetic makeup to become Indira Gandhi in ‘Emergency’. From Kamal Haasan to Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Ranveer Singh and Hrithik Roshan used prosthetic makeup in many films.

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Sanjeev Kumar brought the technology of prosthetic 43 years ago

But Sanjeev Kumar brought this technology to India for the first time. The first film in which the technique of prosthetic makeup was used was ‘Chehre Pe Chehra’, which was released in the year 1981. Sanjeev Kumar was in this film, and he/she had a double role. Prosthetic makeup was used on her by makeup artist Shashikant Mhatre.

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Sanjeev Kumar had predicted his/her death

One thing is told about Sanjeev Kumar, which also surprises. It is said that he/she himself had predicted his/her death. he/she had said that he/she would not live beyond 50 years. Hanif Zaveri, author of ‘An Actor’s Actor: The Authorized Biography of Sanjeev Kumar’, once mentioned Sanjeev Kumar’s conversation with actress Tabassum.

Said- I will not live for 50 years

he/she had said that Sanjeev Kumar played the role of an elderly person at a very young age in many films, one of which was the character in the film ‘Sholay’. When asked about this, Sanjeev Kumar had said that I will not grow old, because I will not be able to live more than 50 years like the other men in my family. Sanjeev Kumar died at the age of 47, which surprised everyone.

Played 9 characters in the same films

Sanjeev Kumar was an actor who played 9 characters in a single film. The name of this film was ‘Naya Din Nayi Raat’, which was released in the year 1974. In this, he/she himself played the roles of blind, sick, old, dacoit, young and eunuch.

More than 10 films were released after his/her death

No one had even thought that Sanjeev Kumar would say goodbye to the world at such a young age. he/she died on 6 November 1985, and after his/her death more than 10 of his/her films were released. Some shooting was still left.