Samantha Akkineni to Alia Bhatt: 5 actors who went darker for their roles in movies

Samantha Akkineni sported dark skin for her role as a terrorist in The Family Man 2, in the light of same; here's is a list of a few actors who also opted dark skin for their roles in movies; take a look.

Over the years, many actors were asked to go for a darker skin undertone for any respective character. While netizens have a divided opinion about the same, some feel a dark skin actor should be cast, while some thinks using makeup to show natural tan is acceptable. However, many prominent celebrities chose to go a shade or two darker for their movies. Take a look.

Bhumi Pednekar
Bhumi wore a dark shade foundation in Bala. The role revolved around her dark skin issues and smashing the patriarchy surrounding them.

Samnatha Akkineni
Samantha plays the role of a terrorist named Rajji in The Family Man 2. She went two shades darker than her actural skin colour.

Ranveer Singh
Ranveer went a few shades darker in Gully Boy to play the role of Murad, an aspiring rapper who stays in the slums of Mumbai.

Alia Bhatt
Alia Bhatt who played a Bihari migrant in Udta Punjab went for a dark skin tone. The actress once revealed the reason for the same. She stated that migrant workers would get tan by working in the sun. Hence a darker shade was adapted.

Hrithik Roshan
Hrithik had his face bronzed to get his ultra-fair complexion a few shades closer to Anand Kumar's darker hue.