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Esha Deol Takhtani unveils her Bengali bride look in ‘Cakewalk’

Esha Deol Takhtani who marks her comeback in Bollywood with Ram Kamal Mukherjee’s film ‘Cakewalk’, recently unveiled her Bengali bride look in Kolkata at Slyfox Gastro Pub. The actress plays the role of a chef in this 22 minute feature film, said “It took almost three hours for me to get the look right. Thanks to my director Ram Kamal who was very particular about every details.” Esha plays the role of a Bengali bride for the first time. She has been styled by Kareen Punjwani for this look. The heavy gold embroidered banarasi saree was sourced out by Kareen for just one shot in the film. The poster has been designed by Ekta Bhattacharya from Kolkata.

Director Ram Kamal says, “The poster tells a lot about the film. I wanted a dichotomy, that would create that characteristic rift. Esha is a gifted actor, and she is natural. That’s what makes her look so convincing as Shilpa Sen.”

“We can’t reveal the story behind the bridal scene, but we can definitely say that it’s an essential part of the story telling,” says Esha. The “shanka” and “pola” that a bride wears as auspicious sign of a married woman was specially ordered from Kalighat in Kolkata. The gold jewerlly were specially designed by Shyam Sunder Jwellers from Kolkata to give Esha an ethnic look.

“Ram Kamal made me do almost the rituals for the shoot, and we were joking that I am forever stuck in wedding rituals. As before Radhya was born we have a Sindhi ritual were the bride and groom takes “pheras” again. And again I am in this bridal outfit,” says Esha jokingly.

The film is produced by Dinesh Gupta, Shailendra Kumar and Aritra Das. The film also marks Bollywood debut of television actor Tarun Malhotra and Anindita Chatterjee.

“We have shot extensively in Kolkata and I could feel the vibes of this city. I have visited the famous Dakhineshwar Temple, this time Ram Kamal promised me Kalighat darshan, let’s hope we can make it to the temple,” added Esha.

Incidentally the teaser poster of ‘Cakewalk’ was launched by dream girl Hema Malini in London few weeks ago, and now with the Kolkata poster launch, the official promotion of Cakewalk starts with much aplomb. The film is slated for October release.