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The actress was almost unrecognisable on her first day on location for the Sarabjit biopic.

On Thursday, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, in a completely de-glam avatar, joined the shoot of the Sarabjit biopic on the outskirts of Mumbai. She was dressed simply in a brown salwar-kurta and chappals, did not have even a trace of make-up and was wearing glasses.

The 41-year-old actress plays Dalbir Kaur, the sister of the late Sarabjit Singh,who was captured by Pakistan in 1991 and tried on charges of terrorism in 2013.

Ash is yet to meet the real Dalbir, whose tireless campaign seeking the release of her brother had grabbed headlines. Though the film is Sarabjit's story, it will be told through the eyes of his sister.

Thanks to her efforts and that of the Indian government, Sarabjit's execution was indefinitely delayed. But he was attacked on April 26, 2013 in the Central Jail Lahore and on May 1, was declared brain dead. The following day, he was reported to have died at 12.45 am, and his body was flown back to India where a second autopsy revealed that his vital organs were missing and his skull was broken into two.

The biopic features Randeep Hooda in the titular role, Richa Chadha as his wife and Darshan Kumar, who grabbed eyeballs with his debut turn in the Mary Kom biopic, plays a Pakistani lawyer.

While the film's schedule is set to shift to Mumbai before the yearend for three-four days, its Punjab schedule will commence next year.

Mirror was the first to report that Aligarh helmer Hansal Mehta was to direct the biopic with Kangana Ranaut in the role of Dalbir Kaur initially (May 8).

The project eventually landed in Omung Kumar's lap thanks to the critical and commercial success of his directorial debut Mary Kom, for which he also won the National Award last year.

Sarbjit is set to hit the marquee next May, next year. Plans are afoot to take it to the annual Cannes International Film Festival. - Nishi Tiwari