According to latest reports, model-turned-actress Akanksha Puri who makes her debut with the film will be seen playing the role of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty who is said to have good relations with the UB Group chief.
"Model Akanksha Puri will be playing the character inspired by Shilpa, who is part of Mallya's camp and has been spotted at various social events arranged by him,” a Midday report quoted its source as saying.
During the casting process, there was a hunt to find a girl matching Shilpa's personality. Akanksha's character will be a South Indian girl who ventures into the glamour industry and after a point, gives up her career and gets married to a business tycoon - just like Shilpa, the source added.
However, the Bollywood diva is only an inspiration and the makers have included some fiction as well. "The audience will find an uncanny similarity between Shilpa and Akanksha in terms of mannerisms and styling. But the character eventually shapes up in a slightly different way," the source revealed.
When approached by the tabloid, Akanksha neither denied nor confirmed the reports. She said, "All the characters in the film are inspired by some real life personalities from film and fashion industry; 75 per cent is real life inspiration. However, it is difficult to say who is playing who and we were never told that. We just followed our director's vision."
The glamour movie 'Calendar Girls' is set to hit screens on September 25.
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