By Jilawatan

One song. One Bollywood diva. 125 dress changes. You guessed it; we are talking about Aishwarya Rai Bachchan! The actress changed outfits over one hundred times while shooting a number for Vipul Shah’s new movie “Action Replay.” Wow! Even for a true B-town diva like Ash that is a lot! Director Vipul Shah shot the song over several days, but still, 125 times? Sounds like too much. We can’t wait to see the results of this record setting number!
“In one song, Aishwarya Rai changes costumes 125 times. Since this is necessary for the song, she did it. I think this is a record in Indian films,” Vipul Shah told reporters. Sounds like it was more Vipul’s idea than Ash’s, but we can only imagine that Mrs. Bachchan was more than happy to spend more time on hair and makeup while playing dress up!

Ash has worked with some of Hollywood’s best makeup artists to get into character in the movie about a man who travels backwards in time to the 70s when he was young and handsome. The actress is set to take on the part of an old lady for a few scenes. The former Miss World got a drastic makeover with the help of makeup artists.
And her co-star Akshay Kumar will not avoid the big old wig either as he will play the time-traveling man! Hollywood’s best makeup artists have worked hard to create a special wig for the sporty actor and we hear it’s a real piece of art!
So is the acting duo ready for their 70s style close ups? Well, according to director Vipul Shah, Ash and Akshay have watched TV from that era to get into character: “Since we haven’t copied our 1970s look from Hindi films, Akshay and Aishwarya sat down to look at real-life footage from the decade to get the look right. They specially looked at television footage of live cricket matches in the 1970s. Akshay was busy peering at the pavilion of spectators, what they wore, how they spoke moved their body language. That’s how he conceived his character in the 70,” Shah told reporters.
70s hair styles, old lady wigs and 125 dress changes for one song; let’s hope it will all be worth it! Do you think it’s exaggerated to change so many times for one number? Drop us a line.