{"id":152068,"date":"2021-08-05T18:43:04","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T13:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=152068"},"modified":"2021-08-05T18:57:40","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T13:27:40","slug":"bell-bottom-akshay-kumar-lara-dutta-transformation-indira-gandhi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/entertainment\/bollywood\/bell-bottom-akshay-kumar-lara-dutta-transformation-indira-gandhi\/","title":{"rendered":"Bell Bottom: Akshay Kumar shares video of Lara Dutta&#8217;s transformation as Indira Gandhi, says she nailed it, watch the video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We all will agree that actor Lara Dutta looked absolutely unrecognizable in the trailer of Akshay Kumar starrer Bell Bottom in which she plays the role of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Kumar on Thursday shared a video of Dutta&#8217;s transformation on his Twitter account and wrote: What bringing a character to life looks like. Lara Dutta you\u2019ve nailed it and how in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BellBottom?src=hashtag_click\" target=\"_blank\">#BellBottom<\/a>! Catch it on the big screen, also in 3D, on 19th Aug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the video, Dutta can be heard as saying of all the people who are really, really responsible between all of this happening, I&#8217;m only being able to bring a character alive, if I can get into the skin of it. Super happy, I think the shoot went really well. I can&#8217;t wait to see it on screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What bringing a character to life looks like\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaraDutta?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LaraDutta<\/a> you\u2019ve nailed it and how in<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BellBottom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BellBottom<\/a>! Catch it on the big screen, also in 3D, on 19th Aug.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vashubhagnani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@vashubhagnani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Vaaniofficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Vaaniofficial<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/humasqureshi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@humasqureshi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ranjit_tiwari?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ranjit_tiwari<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jackkybhagnani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jackkybhagnani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/honeybhagnani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@honeybhagnani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/poojafilms?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@poojafilms<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2ElP6wsCLh\">pic.twitter.com\/2ElP6wsCLh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/akshaykumar\/status\/1423168492052701192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Soon after the trailer dropped on Tuesday, fans initially struggled to spot Lara. At the trailer launch, even Lara challenged saying that if anyone was able to guess, then she would take all their family members free to the theatres. Later, the actor herself revealed that she is playing Mrs. Indira Gandhi in the film.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dutta also shared the video on her Instagram handle and wrote: Never had I imagined portraying a personality this pivotal &amp; when I saw how this transformation translated on the screen, everything felt surreal &amp; worth it. Can\u2019t wait for you all to watch my performance in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/bellbottom\/\">#BellBottom<\/a>\u00a0on the big screen in 3D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/virat-kohli-anushka-sharma-first-meeting-dinesh-karthik\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/virat-kohli-anushka-sharma-first-meeting-dinesh-karthik\/\">Virat Kohli opens up about his first meeting with wife Anushka Sharma, says he was joking around<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CSLsUjkjLKF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CSLsUjkjLKF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CSLsUjkjLKF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Lara Dutta Bhupathi (@larabhupathi)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Bell Bottom is a spy thriller based on a true event that took place in 1984 when an Indian aeroplane was hijacked with all of its passengers taken hostage. The film headlined by Akshay also stars Vaani Kapoor, Huma Qureshi in key roles. Bell Bottom is directed by Ranjit M Tewariand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Watch trailer here: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BellBottom | Official Trailer | Akshay Kumar | Vaani | Vashu, Jackky Bhagnani | Huma | Aug 19, 2021\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A6eZ49O67YQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In other India news, <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/assam-news-himanta-biswa-sarma-lovlina-rs-13200-crore-mou-sale-purchase-flats\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Congratulates Lovlina Borgohain<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tokyo Olympics: \u092a\u0940\u090f\u092e \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924\u0940\u092f \u0939\u0949\u0915\u0940 \u091f\u0940\u092e \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u092a\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928 Manpreet Singh \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0924!\" width=\"740\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B31yqwQSELU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bell Bottom is a spy thriller based on a true event that took place in 1984 when an Indian aeroplane was hijacked with all of its passengers taken hostage. 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