Rick says he was impressed that despite being a star, Akshay never behaved like one
Akshay Kumar in Gabbar
Akshay Kumar has a new look in Gabbar and the credit goes to his designer Rick Roy, who planned the look. “In terms of the look, we worked on his hair and beard first. I sat with Akshay and Shabina (the producer) on a style that will work for the character. We explained to him what we had in mind. Akshay was super supportive — he grew his hair and beard exactly the way we wanted it. After that, we worked on a colour palette. We didn’t want any costume to stand out randomly, so we used a lot of dull colours and matte fabrics for his shirts. The point was to give him the look of a no-fuss, cool common man.”
Rick says he was impressed that despite being a star, Akshay never behaved like one. “I never heard him raise his voice on sets or throw a fit. It’s my second film with him in three years. Even on a stressful shoot day, you meet him in the morning and you feel happy and positive. Akshay doesn’t interfere. He is all about the character. When he sat with Shabina and me for the initial meetings where I explained the look, he saw the references and sketches I made and said, ‘Cool’. That was all. The only things he told me about were technical things like stretch and dupes and his stunt sequences.”
( Source : dc )
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