Actors have gone all the way to get into the skin of the character. Few actors got tattoos to play their characters to the hilt. The latest to join the bandwagon is Ranbir Kapoor who got a temporary tattoo of a cross on the side of his wrist for his
Matt Damon sinister tattoos are freakishly haunting in the sci-fi movie 'Elysium'.
Ryan Gosling turned his ascetic body into a drawing board for the film, 'A Place Beyond the Pines'.
Who would have imagined John Malkovich like this for his character Grandfather Kuzya in 'Siberian Education'. The many tattoos are evidence that he doesn’t want to be defined by a single faction.
With a tattooed back, a scarred upper lip, and those tough looks, Edward Norton won accolades for his film, 'Red Dragon'.
The action packed thriller, 'Wanted' featured assassin Angelina Jolie in an intricate combination of rugged looks and inked hieroglyphics.
Katrina Kaif stunned everyone with her totally new avatar in 'Blue'. It was bit difficult to digest the dread locks, lower lip piercing and the tattoo.
Although she has permanently inked a couple of tattoos, Sushmita Sen got a temporary one for her film 'Zindagi Rocks'.
Aamir Khan is known to go extra miles for his films and 'Ghajini' was no different. He devoted 10 months of time in the process of building his physique and had multiple names and numbers engraved on his upper body.
We believe Shah Rukh Khan could have come up with a better design for his film 'Don'. He inscribed the alphabet 'D' in a 3D style on his forearm.
Though he doesn't like getting tattooed in real life, John Abraham went ahead to get a huge symbol inked for his film, 'Force'. The abstract design bears an uncanny resemblance to Sam Worthington’s in 'Avatar'.
The long-legged lass raised the temperatures in 'Dum Maaro Dum'. Deepika Padukone sported a big cobra tattoo with the words dum maaro dum written on her waist for a special track.
It was believed that Ranbir Kapoor got the 'Awara' tattoo done as a tribute to his grandfather. It was later revealed that the tattoo was for his film 'Besharam' where he plays an orphan.
Anushka Sharma who played the outspoken girl in her film, 'Matru ki Bijlee ka Mandola' had her flaunting off a cheeky tattoo which read, 'Dekho magar pyaar se'.
At first, we thought Alia Bhatt had the tattoo done for 'Highway' but then it turned out to be that it was for her next, 'Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'. She was aptly inked 'Pataka' on the nape of her neck.
Priyanka Chopra in 'Ram Leela'
Little did we imagine Prachi Desai in this smouldering hot avatar for a special song in 'Ek Villain'. She swayed to the soulful track and flaunted temporary tattoos on her waist and collar bone.
Sidharth Malhotra sported a couple of tattoos for his good boy-turned-bad look in 'Ek Villain'. The symbol on his forearm was to remind him of the traumatic turns in his life and another one was a cross with wings. His perfect body surely did add to
This is not the first time he has got inked for his film. In 'Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania', he flaunted off huge symbols similar to American actor and wrestler, Dwayne Johnson. We totally loved the tattoo that covered his left shoulder and biceps.
Her co-star, Varun Dhawan who will be paying tribute to the Michael Jackson has tattooed his image on forearm. Interestingly, director Remo D'Souza who is a huge fan of the King of Pop, sports a similar tattoo.
Shraddha Kapoor is all set to get inked for her next, 'ABCD 2'. The actress who will be playing the role of a hair-dresser will be sporting a cross.
Ranveer Singh, Parineeti Chopra and Ali Zafar will sport tattoos exclusively for the promotions of the film, 'Kill Dil'. Interestingly the actors will be attending the Tattoo Convention where 70 artists will be showcasing their work to finalize
Akshay Kumar got a skimply clad girl inked on the back of his hand for his upcoming flick, 'The Shaukeens'.