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Published 15:24 IST, September 29th 2020

Unseen pic of day: Aishwarya Rai’s resemblance to Kokilaben Ambani was uncanny in 'Guru'

Aishwarya Rai's still from the movie Guru shows an uncanny resemblance to the real Kokilaben Ambani. The actor's character was based on the matriarch.

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Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan starrer Guru, which was helmed by Mani Ratnam and was released in the year 2007, was loosely based on the life of business tycoon, Dhirubhai Ambani. Aishwarya's character in the movie was touted to be based on Dhirubhai's wife, Kokilaben Ambani and the actor was much appreciated for her performance in the same. Recently, a still of the actor from the movie has been going viral on social media wherein she bears an uncanny resemblance to the matriarch of the Ambani family. 

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Aishwarya Rai's striking resemblance to Kokilaben Ambani

The post has a collage of Aishwarya's middle-aged look from Guru and Kokilaben's real monochrome picture. The post has Kokilaben's picture in a traditional saree and Bindi with her hair tied to a neat bun. Alongside that Aishwarya's look from the movie bears a striking resemblance to Kokilaben. The actor can be seen sporting a golden saree and opting for a non-makeup look.

She can be further seen sporting a red Bindi and a nose ring. The Jodha Akbar actor further opted for a dyed white hairdo to showcase the middle-aged look. One of the fans reacted to the post stating that Aishwarya had done a stunning performance in the movie. The fan also predicted that the actor would find success in a stand-alone character film if the same would be helmed by Mani Ratnam, given the fact that the acclaimed filmmaker also directed Guru. Take a look at the picture along with the reaction of the fan to the same. 

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About the movie, Guru

Talking about the movie, it also starred Mithun Chakraborty, Vidya Balan, R Madhavan, and Roshan Seth in the pivotal roles. The soundtrack of the movie was composed by AR Rahman. Guru had also premiered in Toronto making it the first Indian film to have a mainstream release in Canada. The Abhishek Bachchan starrer film was also a part of the Cannes Film Festival that year. AR Rahman had gone on to receive the Award for the Best Music and Best Background Score in the Filmfare Awards as well as the IIFA Awards. 

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15:24 IST, September 29th 2020