Ranveer Singh’s 6-pack look would have to go for Bajirao

It's not just his hair that's going for his role in Bajirao Mastani. Ranveer Singh will also have to let go of his precious 6 pack physique to look like an 18th century Maratha warrior.

Says a source close to the project, "As Bajirao, Ranveer would have to go bare-chested in many scenes. And it would be a full physical deconstruction for Ranveer. This is a film and character set in the 18th century when there were no gym-built bodies. Sanjay Leela Bhansali can't have a Maratha king with 6 packs."

One would recall that Hrithik Roshan and Farhan Akhtar played Emperor Akbar and athlete Milkha Singh with their gym-trained 6-pack bodies, a cinematic liberty that did not go unnoticed by critics.

SLB won't take any risks with facts and history.

"He isn't asking Ranveer to go flabby. Bajirao was a king and a warrior. He has to look physically fit, but not in a physically trained manner. He would have to lose his hair and his 6-pack look."