In Bride and Prejudice (2004), Aishwarya Rai played Lalita Bakshi, the lead role inspired by Elizabeth Bennet from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. The film is a Bollywood-style adaptation directed by Gurinder Chadha. Sonia Solandres was from The Mistress of Spices, Sharmili from Sharmilee, and Anita Rajan from Robot.