It takes courage for an A-list actress to take on the role of a posessed woman in a horror film. Courage, and a lot of makeup as the latest making video of Anushka Sharma's Pari (2018) reveals.
The video underlines the challenges and tricks used to create the scary, grimy look that has earned the actress rave reviews.
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The look was shaped by Clover Wootton, a makeup artist and production designer. In an earlier video released prior to the film's release, Wootton talked about how Sharma had approached her right after she saw Wootton's work in a film with Ranbir Kapoor.
However, since it was a horror film, the designer chose to completely strip the actress of her 'starry' looks before she got to work on the 'horror' part.
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"I am so lucky that she has such great skin," Wootton gushes. But that is half the work. The designer then set out to create Pari's look for Prosit Roy's film. The result as Roy puts it himself, "When I saw Anushka's look test, and saw Kala Pari on the first day, I was 'Wow'!"
The effort has paid off with the actress and the film receiving critical praise from many quarters.