Dhurandhar has become one of the most talked-about films of 2025. As much as the actors, the credit for its success goes to the crew. The costumes, makeup and more were done with detailed precision. Every scar, every gash, every smear of blood had to feel startlingly real. It demanded hours of intricate prosthetic work and on-set precision. From open wounds built layer by layer, to sweat, dust, tanning and climate-worn textures, the film's visual violence was crafted with obsessive detail. HMU and Prosthetics Head Preetisheel opened up about the same. She shared, "Working on this film was a really special experience because I got to transform so many different actors into such powerful characters. Be it Hamza, Iqbal, SP Aslam, Sanyal or Rehman, each character was played by such strong actors that it was a challenge to give them looks that were different from each other yet belonging to the same world. Every character whether their role was big or small had a clear backstory, and that made the process much more meaningful."The ensemble of the film was led by Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay Dutt, R. Madhavan and Arjun Rampal. Preetisheel explained that the script demanded a visual universe where every character's appearance felt rooted in the same soil but still distinct enough to instantly communicate personality.

She further added, "I put a lot of thought into even the secondary and tertiary character as well because they each had their own quirks and unique traits. Showing their rawness through makeup was important to me. Adding detailed layers and textures helped bring out who they really were, making even the briefest appearances feel real and lived-in. Hair became a key storytelling tool, evolving across the film to show time, pressure, and emotional shifts. Even little elements like scars, tanning, sweat, and dust were added with purpose and matched meticulously for continuity. And the blood work and prosthetics took things to another level; some of it is genuinely stomach-churning." Opening up about the story of every character, she added, "Creating those visceral injuries and killings added a brutal honesty to the film that I'm really proud of. It felt like I was helping tell each character's story in the best way I could. None of which would be possible without my amazing team that stood by me and worked hard all throughout the film to bring my vision to life."Also Read: Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh's exchange over Ranveer's Madame Tussauds statues wins hearts