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Fans couldn't recognise Aishwariya in her Sarbjit get-up. Here's how that happened

Fans couldn't recognise Aishwariya in her Sarbjit get-up. Here's how that happened

"I would apply make-up on myself to show Ash how it would look on her," said the director
13 Apr, 2016

Talking about his latest film Sarbjit, director Omung Kumar said, "My biggest triumph was when fans came to the Wagah Border or the India Gate for Ash's autograph and failing to recognise her, would start looking around for her."

An almost unrecognisable Aishwariya Rai plays Dalbir Kaur, sister of the titular Sarbjit, a farmer from Indian Punjab who strayed across the border and was subsequently jailed for 23 years.

To achieve this look, the director used make-up to make Aishwariya appear older and more stressed, reports Mumbai Mirror, He first settled on her final look as an older woman:

"I would apply make-up on myself to show Ash how it would look on her," he said, adding that as she put on weight with the years and fashions changed, her clothes moved from tight-fit to padded, vivid to de-saturated colours and muted prints.

Kumar recalls that when Aishwarya looked at her reflection as a woman with grey hair, wrinkles and glasses staring back, even she exclaimed, "OMG, is that me!"

Kumar then worked backwards to determine how her character should look in her younger days:

"In the film you also see Ash as a young, carefree girl, happily married and pregnant, before some personal tragedies slowly bleach out the colours from her face, clothes and the backdrop," added the director. "The eight months when she has no idea what happened to her brother, add lines of worry which get deeply entrenched when she learns his whereabouts."

"I also gave her a mole on the left cheek and played with its size. It was my signature dot," he added.

Comments

Ramzan Apr 13, 2016 03:48pm
Remains to be seen if this movie will be banned in Pakistan.
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Arafat Apr 13, 2016 04:32pm
Unnecessarily director did with make up...this would be more easy if she appeared without make up!
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TanBhartiyaMay Apr 13, 2016 04:52pm
@Ramzan: It will be for sure!
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HBK Apr 13, 2016 05:23pm
@TanBhartiyaMay it should be.
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Farhad Apr 13, 2016 05:32pm
What is the reason behind making a movie on a person who was charged with terrorist activities
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Mastang Apr 13, 2016 06:52pm
India film industry leave no stone unturn to create more hate for pakistani public.
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Gus Apr 13, 2016 10:27pm
@Farhad becoz he was not.. he was victim of animosity between India and Pakistan
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Ahmer Apr 14, 2016 01:52am
It is like as if the Bollywood is hell bent on making movies against Pakistan thus providing more fuel to the fire.
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Saira khan durrani Apr 14, 2016 04:04am
She is beautiful MA
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Adnan Apr 14, 2016 04:18am
Maybe they should make a movie on Kashmir Singh, who was release on humanitarian grounds and after going back to India, accepted that he was a spy. He not only made Ansar Burny look bad but also sealed the fate of other Indians languishing in Pakistani jails on spy charges.
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