Did you know that Lara Dutta shares an ‘indirect personal’ connection with late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi? | Hindi Movie News – Bollywood – Times of India

Since the release of the trailer of the Akshay Kumar starrer film ‘Bell Bottom‘, actress Lara Dutta has been trending on social media for her unrecognisable transformation into the former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi in the film. Recently, she opened up on her role in the film and revealed that she had a special connection with Indira Gandhi and hence felt it was more personal. In her conversation with an entertainment portal, while recalling that her father, Wing Commander L.K. Dutta, was Indira Gandhi’s personal pilot, she said, ‘He had flown her many times and knew her personally. I grew up as a kid hearing stories about her. So, in a way, I felt an indirect personal connection with her.’ Speaking on how she managed to prepare for the role, she said, ‘The director Ranjit Tewari made me watch a lot of videos of Indira Gandhi. It gave a good insight into the kind of body language she had. I made a lot of notes about her eye movements, hand movements, the way she spoke and how clear she was in her approach. She was never overly dramatic.’

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