Sanjay Dutt has gone in for an image makeover for the movie Lamhaa in which he stars as an army officer. He has grown a salt and pepper beard and died his hair also in the same color.

The first thing Sanjay was required to do was grow a thick beard. “Sanju has also colored his hair. Sanjay has never done this before,” says friend and producer Bunty Walia. “He has never cultivated any kind of special look for a role. When he had played a police officer in Mission Kashmir, he had used a moustache for the first time.”

Shabina Khan, the famous designer for men, has been roped in to give Sanjay the hot look. “He’s come back from his holiday looking so slim and what a stride! Sanjay Dutt has come back with a 35-inch waist. He has grown a salt-and-pepper beard. And I’ve colored his hair salt-and-pepper for Lamhaa,” she said while talking to a new daily.

“I shopped for him for three days in NY. Every shirt, trousers, jeans, boots, shoes belt, watches and accessory he wears in Lamhaa has been purchased by me in New York. I shopped until Bunty’s bank balance dropped. Budget? Bunty never counts pennies. I feel changing Sanjay’s look was a big challenge. I love it. He’s a Greek God in person,” added Shabina.

Lamhaa promises to be interesting with Sanjay Dutt in his new avatar.