Lara
Dutta
who
is
thrilled
about
her
forthcoming
film
Bell
Bottom,
revealed
to
a
leading
daily
that
when
her
co-star
Akshay
Kumar
saw
her
for
the
first
time
as
Indira
Gandhi
after
her
transformation,
he
couldn't
stop
staring
at
her,
because
he
found
the
resemblance
too
uncanny.
"Even
when
Akshay
saw
me
for
the
first
time
as
the
character,
I
remember
he
sat
next
to
me
and
kept
staring
at
me.
I
was
like
'What
is
wrong
with
you?
Why
are
you
staring
at
me?'
He
replied,
'This
is
so
strange.
So
uncanny.'
So,
such
were
the
reactions
on
the
sets
of
Bell
Bottom," said
Lara
while
speaking
to
The
Indian
Express.
"And
these
reactions
kinda
tell
you
the
kind
of
aura
and
impression
Indira
Gandhi
has
even
now
on
people.
People
were
behaving
in
a
very
different
manner.
They
were
suddenly
polite,
suddenly
standing
up
for
me.
For
me,
it
seemed
like
they
have
forgotten
who
I
was
and
what
I
actually
look
like,"
added
Lara.
Earlier,
during
the
promotions
of
Bell
Bottom,
Lara
had
revealed
that
it
was
Akshay
who
had
suggested
her
name
for
the
film.
And
even
though
she
was
unsure
about
it,
Akshay
had
full
faith
in
her
that
she
will
do
justice
to
her
character.
Meanwhile,
Lara's
look
has
become
the
talk
of
the
town
and
netizens
are
quite
excited
to
see
her
in
the
shoes
of
former
Prime
Minister
of
India.
Apart
from
Akshay
and
Lara,
the
film
also
casts
Vaani
Kapoor
and
Huma
Qureshi
in
the
lead
roles.
The
film
is
all
set
to
hit
the
theatres
on
August
19,
2021.