Exclusive: Nakuul Mehta dresses up as Nikki for Bollywood Hungama

It’s often said that ‘many hands make light work’. Likewise, stylist Mrunal Mistry Yangad happens to be one such hand who played a major role in giving Nakuul the ‘Sexy Nikki’ look. Talking to Bollywood Hungama, Read More">Mrunal said that “When Vickky Idnaani spoke to me about this project; I was really excited about the entireRead More

It's often said that 'many hands make light work'. Likewise, stylist Mrunal Mistry Yangad happens to be one such hand who played a major role in giving Nakuul the 'Sexy Nikki' look.

Talking to Bollywood Hungama, Mrunal said that "When Vickky Idnaani spoke to me about this project; I was really excited about the entire thing. I was thinking the whole night as to how should I be proceeding on with the same, because this is something that I have never done before but was challenging enough for me to immediately say yes to. Frankly speaking, I was very, very nervous."

Her meeting with Nakuul the next day made things easier. Says Mrunal, "When I met Nakuul a day before the shoot, that's when I became at ease and I saw that Nakuul had a very thin waistline. My only concern was that he had a pumped up chest, that's the only place, I had to work on. But I have to confess that, with Nakuul in the picture, it wasn't as tough as I expected it to be."

She adds, "For me, the entire shoot was a challenge in itself. But what really stood out is making his upper body look very slim as his lower body is fabulous with good legs and good waistline. There was one look whereby we had to make him wear a short shirt. Full marks to Vicky and Nakuul for pulling off the entire photo shoot very gracefully and successfully."

Talking about this experience, an ecstatic Nakuul told Bollywood Hungama, “When I heard of the concept, it sounded damn interesting. But I did not know that it was coming for me (laughs). Actually, when I realised that, I was totally STUNNED! But, then, I thought such an opportunity comes just once in a lifetime, Read More">toRead More

Talking about this experience, an ecstatic Nakuul told Bollywood Hungama, "When I heard of the concept, it sounded damn interesting. But I did not know that it was coming for me (laughs). Actually, when I realised that, I was totally STUNNED! But, then, I thought such an opportunity comes just once in a lifetime, to know as to what a woman feels! To sum it up, the whole experience was literally 'Painful', starting from the hair removal to dressing up as a woman. For almost a month after the shoot, I felt like I was in the skin of another person. I never felt so smooth and weird before (laughs)!"

Talking about the shoot experience, Nakuul adds, "Initially, it was very exciting…its only when the reached the middle of make up, I realised that it's not at all easy being a woman. What I realised was that a woman has to be at her smiling best, despite wearing those skimpy clothes and high heeled shoes."

When asked if he would like to relive this experience all over again, Nakuul, with his trademark smile said, "I will do it only if I can go out and share my experience with everybody. Now that I have experienced 'being a woman', I will surely go for it again."

Big B initiated ‘it’, Aamir Khan too did ‘it’; Salman Khan also followed him, so did King Khan and Riteish Deshmukh amongst many others. Before your minds start running on the wildest track, Read More">let us tell you that we are talking about our male actors who dressed as women onscreen! With the release of theRead More

Big B initiated 'it', Aamir Khan too did 'it'; Salman Khan also followed him, so did King Khan and Riteish Deshmukh amongst many others. Before your minds start running on the wildest track, let us tell you that we are talking about our male actors who dressed as women onscreen! With the release of the much-awaited comedy Paying Guests just around the corner, one is equally excited about this film as it has the two 'lively' actors Javed Jaffrey and Shreyas Talpade turning into 'lovely' honey-bunnies!

Friends, hold onto your breath as what you are about to witness is bound to make you go breathless! In an attempt to 'simply try' the impossible, Bollywood Hungama got Nakuul Mehta, the chocolate boy from Haal E Dil to do an exclusive photo shoot as an NRI wannabe Bollywood actress 'Nikki'!

The man who was majorly responsible in transforming ‘Mr. Nakuul Mehta’ into ‘Miss Nikki’ is the ace photographer Vickky Idnaani, who has shot with most of the famous Bollywood beauties. As they say, some guys have all the luck in the world! Talking about the whole ‘transformation’, this shutterbug says, Read More">“The biggest problem that IRead More

The man who was majorly responsible in transforming 'Mr. Nakuul Mehta' into 'Miss Nikki' is the ace photographer Vickky Idnaani, who has shot with most of the famous Bollywood beauties. As they say, some guys have all the luck in the world!

Talking about the whole 'transformation', this shutterbug says, "The biggest problem that I faced while shooting Nakuul as a woman was hiding the Adam's apple (which generally acts as a biggest giveaway). Giving Nakuul his due as an actor, he was an epitome of co-operation and was willing to make every possible co-operation to get into the skin of the character (Miss Nikki). It was really challenging yet fun to have Nakuul wearing anything and everything from stockings, long hair extensions to cool caps and even had him being wrapped in a satin sheet."

Adding on the funny moments on the shoot, Vickky says, "Even as we were shooting, compliments flowed in the form of Nakuul (as a girl) being compared to Karisma to Raveena Tandon. The overall shoot was truly a memorable for each one of us. One last word of praise to Nakuul and his dedication towards his work. Mark my words; this boy will definitely go a long way."

A very famous tagline says that ‘All’s well that ends well’. But, after ‘Nakuul-turning-Nikki’ experience, we at Bollywood Hungama can proudly say that ‘All’s well that starts well and ends well’. We do confess that this was a tough Shoot to execute but Nakuul’s conviction in us and vice versa, Read More">paid rich dividends and shootRead More

A very famous tagline says that 'All's well that ends well'. But, after 'Nakuul-turning-Nikki' experience, we at Bollywood Hungama can proudly say that 'All's well that starts well and ends well'. We do confess that this was a tough Shoot to execute but Nakuul's conviction in us and vice versa, paid rich dividends and shoot turned out to be a great experience for everyone involved!

Lastly, Bollywood Hungama whole heartedly would like to thank each and everyone behind this venture. A huge thanks going out to the 'Dream Team' which included Nakuul Mehta (who was simply a dream to work with), Vickky Idnani (the dream photographer), stylist Mrunal (who worked incessantly to give Nakuul the right look) and lastly, the make up artist Mahendra Gupta (the man whose fingers simply glided its way through Nakuul's face and gave birth to Nikki in no time). Thanks a million guys. You all really rocked the show!