Jake Gyllenhall on transforming his body for 'Southpaw'

Updated On: 02 August, 2015 08:59 AM IST | | Ria Lawrence

<p>Jake Gyllenhaal admits that seven years later, he is yet to come to terms with co-actor Heath Ledger’s death; discusses his role in 'Southpaw' and the ‘beauty’ of boxing</p>

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Jake Gyllenhaal.

This actor is passionate about his art, and it doesn’t take a genius to figure that out. After making waves for his moving portrayal of Jack Twist in Brokeback Mountain (2005) and losing 30 pounds for his role in Nightcrawler (2014), the actor redefined the word ‘transformation’ and earned a collection of envy-worthy roles. In his latest venture, Southpaw, which released in India last Friday, he plays a boxing champ, and has already stunned everyone with the physical transformations he underwent for the role. Selected excerpts from an interview

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A still from 'Southpaw'