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Can you recognise this actor?

May 29, 2014 14:42 IST
Vidya Balan in Bobby Jasoos

It's Vidya Balan, of course!

Vidya Balan will be seen as a detective in her next film, Bobby Jasoos. 

And to get the job done, she'll be seen in various unrecognisable disguises.

From an astrologer (above) to ...well, click through the slide show and find out!

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The beggar

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Vidya Balan in Bobby Jasoos

Vidya, as a beggar.

The actress looks totally realistic, as she sits outside a railway station in Hyderabad.


The Muslim lady

May 29, 2014 14:42 IST
Vidya Balan in Bobby Jasoos

Vidya Balan also poses as a Muslim lady in the film.

Incidentally, her character is a Hyderbadi girl, trying to make a name in the detective world.

The peon

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Vidya Balan in Bobby Jasoos

Vidya, as a peon.

The actress did 122 look tests for the film, which were later short-listed to 12.

The South Indian

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Vidya Balan in Bobby Jasoos

The Tamil girl plays a south Indian in the film too.

Bobby Jasoos hasn't released yet but already her onscreen mother Supriya Pathak feels it should have a sequel.

The tapori

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Vidya Balan in Bobby Jasoos

T he tapori look.

The braces look

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Vidya Balan in Bobby Jasoos

Vidya Balan shows off her braces.

The actress once confessed that she has done some jasoosi in real life too!

 

THe Mawlawi

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Vidya Balan in Bobby Jasoos

Vidya's Mawlawi look.

The actress apparently preferred her male get-ups to the female ones.

The high society look

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Vidya Balan in Bobby Jasoos

The high society look.

The real applause should go to the people behind her looks -- costume designer Theia Tekchandaney and make-up artiste Vidyadhar.

Bobby Jasoos

May 29, 2014 14:42 IST
Vidya Balan in Bobby Jasoos

Vidya Balan's Bobby look in the film.

Bobby Jasoos will release on July 4.