Real piercing for Aamir

Aamir Khan plays the character of Firangi, a flamboyant, sly, wily, deceptive smooth talking thug in Yash Raj Films’ mega action entertainer Thugs of Hindostan. Being the perfectionist that he is, Aamir was extremely involved in the styling of his character with costume designers Rushi and Manoshi. Aamir sports earrings and a big nose ring in the film and we have learnt that the actor actually pierced his body for the role!

Aamir reveals, “When I started working on the character, I don’t know why I instinctively felt that he (Firangi) should have a nose pin. It was something that was very instinctive for me. When I’m playing a character, I want to try and feel as much as possible that I am the character. And so when I live with all of this, it becomes a part of me—the nose ring, the ear piercing. That is why I decided to go with real piercing.”