India, Feb. 16 -- After many expressed surprise over his noticeable weight gain and hairstyle at a recent event, actor Rajkummar Rao clarified that the look is not due to hair loss, but part of his intensive preparation for his next films, especially the biopic Nikam. Now his wife Patralekhaa has responded to the chatter online and backed her husband, saying that she is 'proud' of him. (Also read: Rajkummar Rao breaks silence on hair loss rumours, says it is his new look for Nikam: I'm not a believer of prosthetics)

Taking to her Instagram Stories, Patralekhaa shared Rajkummar's post and wrote in the caption, "So proud of you, rajkummar_rao. You give it your all for every film project you take on. The world doesn't see the process and ha...