Ever
since
the
trailer
of
Ranjit
Tiwari's
Bell
Bottom
got
released
on
YouTube,
netizens
are
amazed
by
Lara
Dutta's
transformation.
She
plays
the
role
of
former
Indian
Prime
Minister
Indira
Gandhi
in
the
film,
which
also
casts
Akshay
Kumar,
Vaani
Kapoor
and
Huma
Qureshi
in
the
lead
roles.
In
her
recent
tete-a-tete
with
an
entertainment
portal,
when
Lara
was
asked
how
Bell
Bottom
landed
in
her
lap,
she
revealed
that
it
was
Akshay
Kumar
who
suggested
her
name
for
the
film.
She
told
Pinkvilla,
"It
was
Akshay
who
called
me
to
offer
this
part
in
May
last
year.
He
said
that
they
are
casting
for
a
film
called
Bell
Bottom
and
wanted
me
to
play
Ms.
Indira
Gandhi."
When
asked
how
she
reacted
when
she
was
asked
to
play
Indira
Gandhi,
she
said
that
she
was
pretty
surprised,
because
there
is
barely
any
resemblance
between
them.
Lara
further
added
that
it
was
Akshay
who
was
clear
that
the
look
will
be
managed.
"I
have
to
give
Akshay
a
lot
of
credit
because
he
saw
me
in
this
role
before
I
could.
Any
actor
would
give
right
arm
to
play
an
iconic
character
like
Ms.
Gandhi
on
screen.
Once
I
committed
to
it,
there
was
a
huge
responsibility
to
train
to
look
like
her
on
screen," said
Dutta.
Speaking
about
the
use
of
prosthetic
to
match
her
look
to
Indira
Gandhi,
Lara
revealed
that
Vikram
Gaikwad
was
the
incharge
of
her
transformation.
"He
made
an
entire
mold
of
my
face
first
and
did
all
the
prosthetics
on
that.
Beyond
the
prosthetics,
a
lot
of
work
was
done
for
ageing
the
face,
wrinkles,
pigmentation
and
of
course,
Ms.
Gandhi
had
a
hairstyle
that
was
a
part
of
her
personality.
We
got
all
of
it
together
and
did
a
look
test
and
were
surprised
with
the
outcome.
I
couldn't
recognize
myself
in
the
Mirror.
I
was
like,
now
that
we
have
manage
to
create
a
resemblance
that's
actually
close
to
what
she
was,
it's
now
up
to
me
to
elevate
the
performance
to
match
the
look,"
shared
Lara
with
the
entertainment
portal.