After Padmaavat, 102 Not Out, Preetisheel Singh wants aliens for Bollywood

After Padmaavat, 102 Not Out, Preetisheel Singh wants aliens for Bollywood
Tuesday, June 19, 2018 12:27 IST
By Santa Banta News Network
The list of achievements for National Award-winning makeup and prosthetics designer Preetisheel Singh haven't stopped from the day she set foot in the world of make-believe.

"They say, Bollywood is a place where dreams are made. So what better than a profession which helps makes those dreams a reality," quips Preetisheel, who has designed the looks of actors for some of the topmost movies in Bollywood like Umesh Shukla's 102 Not Out and Sajid Nadiadwala's Housefull 3, along with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani and Padmaavat.

Her work for the pre-Mughal epic Nanak Shah Fakir directed by Sartaj Singh Pannu bagged her the coveted National Film Award for Best Makeup, while her talent will soon be showcased again in Anubhav Sinha's Mulk, where Rishi Kapoor will appear in the look of a devout Muslim. Then there is the Nawazuddin Siddiqui-starrer Thackeray - the biopic on Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray, presented by Sanjay Raut and directed by Abhijit Panse.


So what does it take to create different looks? "Prosthetic has a lot of parts involved in it. You first take the life cast of the actor in 3D measurement after which you sculpt and make moulds, running silicon pieces in it," explains Preetisheel.

"The silicon pieces are then applied on the actor and are merged with the actor's skin so that it doesn't look artificial. So tomorrow if a filmmaker comes up and has the requirement for an alien creature, we can do it. In fact, it will be good fun and I'd love to create aliens for Bollywood."

Is the whole process very time-consuming? "When we look at characters with prosthetics on screen, we do not realize how much time and effort goes behind the scenes. The whole process involves a lot of visualization, planning, detailing, art and finally time. But the end result is worth the energy spent," she concludes with a smile.
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