Watch: How Lara Dutta transformation as Indira Gandhi has netizens in awe I Bellbottom

Lara Dutta has been earning praise for her unrecognisable look in BellBottom. The film, whose trailer was out on August 3, hit the theatres on August 19. Lara Dutta plays former prime minister Indira Gandhi in the espionage thriller. To look the part, Lara went through an arduous make-up and prosthetic process. Fans and celebrities have widely shared the film's trailer & Lara's picture from it. The film also stars Akshay Kumar, Vaani Kapoor and Huma Qureshi. Directed by Ranjit M Tewari, the espionage thriller is set in the 1980s. Akshay stars as undercover agent tasked with rescuing 210 hostages from hijacked plane. Lara, the former Miss Universe, entered the Hindi film industry in 2003 with Andaaz. The actor married tennis star Mahesh Bhupati in 2011, welcomed daughter Saira in 2012.