Actor
Vinay
Pathak,
well-known
for
his
cominc
timing,
especially
in
films
like
Bheja
Fry,
Khosla
ka
Ghosla,
Rab
Ne
Bana
Di
Jodi
is
all
set
to
shock
his
fans
with
his
never-seen-before
look
in
Anant
Mahadevan's
Gour
Hari
Dastaan-
The
Freedom
File.
The
Bheja
Fry
actor,
who
will
be
seen
portraying
the
role
of
a
freedom
fighter
Gour
Hari
Das
in
his
upcoming
film,
went
bald
to
match
the
real
character.
"From
losing
hair
to
a
total
bald
pate
was
tricky
to
shoot.
So
we
shot
the
sparse
hair
makeover
first,
before
I
took
the
plunge
into
a
bald
one.
It
was
a
tough
decision
but
then
so
was
the
film.
A
rare
opportunity," Vinay
said
to
IANS.
To
do
full
justice
to
his
role,
Vinay
also
shed
some
kilos
to
get
himself
into
physique
parallel
to
Gour
Hari
Das
character
as
well.
"I
moved
my
mind,
body
and
soul
closer
to
his
being.
The
important
thing
was
not
to
do
an
impersonation
but
interpret
Das
correctly
as
Vinay
Pathak
the
actor.
So
from
his
all-white
fashion
statement
to
his
tolerant
yet
witty
demeanour,
I
studied
the
man
carefully."
Anant
Mahadevan's
Gour
Hari
Dastaan-
The
Freedom
File
was
also
screened
at
the
Cannes
International
Film
Festival
and
Beijing
International
Film
Festival.
"To
recreate
a
living
personality
that
too,
a
real
life
unsung
hero
like
Das,
had
to
be
carefully
executed.
But
the
reward
was
the
overwhelming
response
from
festival
screenings
all
over
the
world."
he
further
added.
Slated
to
release
on
August
14,
the
film
also
stars
Konkona
Sen
Sharma,
Ranvir
Shorey,
Saurabh
Shukla
among
others.