Dalip Tahil gets into Pandit Nehru’s shoes

TOI revealed the first look at Farhan Akhtar as ‘Flying Sikh’ sprinter Milkha Singh in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Bhag Milkha Bhag.
We now bring you the first look at another pivotal character — both in the movie and the history of our nation — Pt Jawaharlal Nehru. The character is essayed by seasoned actor Dalip Tahil, who has always changed his look to suit the part.Incidentally, he has done a cameo in the film Gandhi, followed by a play based on Mahatma Gandhi’s life called Letters to Gandhi and in Bhag..., he gets to play Nehru. Says he, “I experiment with my looks only if I’m convinced about it. I will never don a new look just for the sake of it.
In BMB, I play Pandit Nehru and am working hard to learn and adopt certain nuances. I even went to the dentist to change my jawline and correct my smile. Also, make-up man Vikram Gayekwad was instrumental in giving me the look of Nehru." Tahil adds, “Sometime when an actor goes overboard with his look, the original character gets overshadowed which is not right. I have got an excellent response on the sets for the Nehru look.”