A few days back, Randeep Hooda surprised all his followers with a picture of himself flaunting a bald patch. The actor, who is known for undergoing intense physical transformations for his film, did not reveal any details along with the intriguing picture. So when we met the actor at the Mid-day Showbiz Icon awards, we tried to dig deeper and know the mystery behind the picture.
Randeep on his latest viral look
Randeep shared that the picture was from a long time ago. Quiz him about the look, and Randeep said with a sly smile, “It is something my team shared. It was from a long time ago. It is a look for something else.” We further asked whether it is for a potential project, he said, “Maybe. I don`t know yet”.
Further, when Randeep was asked to dish out something on his upcoming projects, the actor said that he has decided to `find my way forward”. “What do I really want to do? Instead of just going there and doing something, I want to do, hopefully, something extraordinary”.
Hooda`s new skullet look
In the picture, Randeep Hooda is seen sporting a bald crown with the side hair left untouched—commonly referred to as a “skullet.” The rugged look is further intensified by his serious facial expression and the dramatic use of a greyscale filter, lending the image a raw, intense, and enigmatic quality. Hinting at something new in the works, Hooda captioned the post: “What’s the tea for this Tuesday? Coffee isn’t the only thing that’s brewing!”
Randeep and his transformations
Hooda has built a formidable reputation for transforming himself entirely for his roles—whether as a violent kidnapper-turned-saviour in Highway, a revolutionary freedom fighter in Swatantrya Veer Savarkar, or most recently, as Ranatunga, one of the darkest and most vicious characters Bollywood has seen, in the film Jaat.
It’s worth recalling that Hooda lost over 30 kilograms to portray Savarkar, capturing the physical and emotional toll of the revolutionary’s imprisonment in harrowing detail.
The actor was last seen on the screen in the film Jaat alongside Sunny Deol.