Aamir Khan’s Character in PK: What He Did To Perfect It

The ‘Perfectionist of Bollywood’ is Aamir Khan. The actor goes to great lengths to make his role seem credible on-screen. Aamir Khan has done it all, from shaving his head and developing a lean physique for the film Ghajini to choosing to gain weight for the role of Dangal rather than wear a bodysuit. Even his unorthodox film marketing techniques are well recognized. Today, we’ll discuss the lengths he took to make his persona in PK seem credible.

After 3 Idiots, PK was Aamir Khan and Rajkumar Hirani’s second collaboration. Aamir portrayed an extraterrestrial trapped on Earth who encountered people of all religions and beliefs in a science fiction drama. The extraterrestrial persona played by Aamir has crimson lips and pointy ears. To make their role seem like the director desired, any other actor would have painted their lips crimson. But we’re talking about Aamir Khan here.

The actor decided to do something that would cause his lips to naturally flush. To make his lips redder during the shoot, he consumed paan or betel leaves. Aamir Khan is said to have chewed on 10 to 15 paans every day when PK was being shot. On his orders, a paanwala used to be present on the film set every day to provide him his recommended serving of paan. The anticipated outcome of having red lips was achieved. It demonstrates Aamir’s boundless passion to his work.

PK, although being a critical and financial success, sparked substantial debate because right-wing groups believed it offended religious beliefs. Even Baba Ramdev urged people to avoid the movie since it portrayed self-styled godmen as swindle artists. The movie PK, which also featured Anushka Sharma and the late Sushant Singh Rajput, however, brought in Rs 770 crore at the global box office.