Vir Das
Vir Das (Source: Twitter @thevirdas)

Vir Das has a new look! You may have earlier heard that he’ll be donning a beard and turban for his upcoming film, 31st October, a biopic on the life of riot surviver Davinder Singh. The actor had to transform from a 28-year-old to a 65-year-old, so underwent many trial sessions with different make-up artists to get his look right. Finally, with a team of 4 people and a total of 6 hours dedicated to his make-up (3 hours to wear it, 3 hours to remove it), Vir ended up with this look:

Vir Das
Vir Das

31st October stars Soha Ali Khan opposite Vir, and is a thriller based on the aftermath of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s assassination.