According to the Hindustan Times, Shahrukkh Khan’s superhero outfit in Ra.One cost MORE than Rs 1 crore (which was initially reported). The actor told them that the cost of his rubber suit was in reality $1 million DOLLARS.With about 20 of these suits used in the filming, that’s 20 TIMES 4.5 crore… or $20 million US dollars, a staggering figure even by Hollywood standards. Compare it to the total $100 million budget for the original Spiderman. And to top it off, SRK hinted that this figure didn’t include the cost of the villain’s costumes.
But expensive doesn’t always translate into excitement on the big screen. Back in May, it was reported that SRK asked his technical team to jazz up the look of his costume with computer-generated graphics. After seeing rushes of the film, he decided that his outfit needed to emit flashes of electricity and rays of light.
The superhero suits are made of rubber and foam with wires running through the apparatus, and were developed in the USA. Shahrukh had to wear the suit 8-9 hours a day during filming. Because he was unable to eat while it was on his body, he lost a massive amount of weight – though he has gone back to his healthy weight since then.
Shahrukh also joked about his rubber suits, saying they were like Spiderman’s: “You can’t wear them to parties. But yeah, you could probably wear G.One’s [the hero in the film] designer T-shirts.”
