By Jilawatan

By Jilawatan

By Jilawatan

By Jilawatan

By Jilawatan

Vidya Balan is known as one of the most worst dressed celebrities in Bollywood. And she proved time after time that why people called her so. Recently she walked on the ramp for Ritu Berry at ongoing Gitanjali Luxury Lifestyle Festival. With this kind of get up and make up no one dare to call her first line actress.

Vidya Balan In Her Real Life with her Parents

After Chandni Chowk to China failed to garner chandni at the box office, Nikhil Advani is now planning to make Chand Bhai with Akshaye Khanna and Vidya Balan.

The film will be produced by Nikhil along with Warner Brothers.

The film is about a street boy who aspires to be a gangster. “Though we’re yet to find the boy to play the main lead, I’ve been working on this project side-by-side with Chandni Chowk To China.” Advani told IANS.

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Vidya Balan is one of the busiest actors in Bollywood. She takes a breather for a heart-to-heart with Subhash K Jha…

Life looks good to you?
Yeah. I’ve just completed Raj Kumar Santoshi’s Halla Bol. He’s a wonderful director, so much to learn. Ummmmm….And what an experience Guru was.

IIt’s every actor’s dream to work with Mani. I’m blessed to have worked with him so early in my career. No matter how busy I’m, I take time off every day to say thanks to God for making so many dreams come true.

The more he gives the more I wish to thank him. You and John Abraham seemed like a strange combination in Salaam-e-Ishq?
That’s what makes it so exciting. Nikhil’s entire team was within the same age group as me. I had a blast on the shoot. It was like being at a party. Touchwood, so far I’ve been comfortable with every unit I’ve worked with.

I’d rather remain non-controversial and focus on my work. From Pradeep Sarkar to Mani Rathnam… I’ve learnt so much ! It may be a cliché to say so, but I’m growing every day.

And such a wide spectrum of actors, from Mr Bachchan to Madhavan.
Ha, I can’t call Mr Bachchan my co-star. That’s a little too much. As for Madhavan, I was supposed to have worked with him in a couple of Tamil films some time ago. Those didn’t work out.

Now we finally did Guru. My equation with Maddy is completely coloured by my affection for his son Vedaant. He’s an adorable child with big blue eyes.

One keeps hearing of you being in this and that project?
I think I’ve been very honest with every producer who has approached me. What I need to do is learn more tact while saying I don’t have dates. I’ve had a very big producer telling me I had no business to turn down his assignment because I’m a newcomer. But as an individual it’s my right to say no rather than be evasive.

One keeps seeing you doing glamorous photo shoots. Trying to move away from the Parineeta image?
Yes, I’ve been doing different photo-shoots. They want the other side of me. I’m only doing what I ‘m comfortable with. There was one picture where the outfit was much too revealing for me.

I went around hiding the magazine from my father. I don’t think glamour is about taking off clothes. If it was Madhubala, Rekha or Sridevi wouldn’t have been glamorous. Rekha in all her finery and jewellery is so glamorous!

And Aishwarya Rai… she’s the epitome of grace. We hardly had scenes together in Guru. But on many occasions I felt she was my sister. I truly admire the way she conducts herself. Even her sneeze is written about. That can’t beeasy.

And Sanjay Dutt?
(bursts into laughter) I heard about my affair with him. Wonder where that came from! I think we were linked because he’s the only hero with whom I’ve done three films. I don’t think anyone took it seriously.

Whether it’s John, Saif or Sanju, I’m not in touch with them outside the sets. People take my link-ups with Dada (Parineeta director Pradeep Sarkar) more seriously. I’ve come to terms with the rumours about us. I guess I’ll just have to live with that.

Who’re your friends in the industry?
None except Raima Sen. We click because we’re like chalk and cheese. I pamper her to no end. We don’t meet that often these days. She’s one madcap. I restrain her quite often.

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At the moment Vidya Balan has only one assignmemt Aziz Mirza’s Kismat Connection. “And it’s very different from every thing I’ve done so far. That’s how I like it. I don’t want to get repetitive so early in my career.”

She played Ajay Devgan’s supportive wife in the recently-released Halla Bol and feels proud of the work, no matter what its boxoffice outcome.

“Whether it’s the amnesiac wife in Salaam-e-Ishq, the schizophrenic wife in Bhool Bhulaiya or the fiercely supportive wife of a philandering star in Halla Bol, I’m equally proud and possessive of all my films, no matter how they performed at the boxoffice.”

Vidya Balan who started her career with a Bengali film, is returning to her roots. “I feel I was Bengali in my last life. In fact when Ritu-da offered me a Hindi film I shocked him by requesting him to do a Bengali film with me.”

Though Vidya’s Rahgeer (a take on Vijay Anand’s Guide) with Rituparno Ghosh opposite Akshay Kumar didn’t work out, Vidya and Akshay have become a hit jodi.

“Inshan Allah if all goes well Akshay and I will sign another film together this year. But my big kick in 2008 is the Bengali film. And it’s with Gautam Haldar. the same director with whom I did my career’s very first film Bhalo Theko in Bengali.

I really wanted to do another Bengali film because that’s where my acting career started. Even my first Hindi film Parineeta was very Bengali in ambience.”

Vidya is excited about the return to her a cinema she loves dearly. “I play a character called Hashi. And Tanujaji is also in the film with me. I’m aware she has done loads of Bengali films in the past. And she’s one of the actresses I truly admire. So I’m really excited about the film.”

“My first release before even Parineeta was a Bengali film.It’s like coming home for me. Kolkata is home for me. I sincerely wanted to do it. This is my way of saying thank you to the film industry.

It welcomes me at a time when I had no place in the Hindi film industry. I’ve always been fascinated by the land of Ray. It was a dream to have done a role in a Bengali as my very first film.”

Even her character in Bhool Bhulaiya was eminently Bengali. “Yes and I worked so hard on the character.… Awards nominations? I’d love to get the awards. I thought the kids would hate me after that frightening role.

It did scare them. And I’m glad. I was meant to. Fortunately they recall me by the breezy radio- jockey’s character in Lage Raho Munnabhai.”

Why isn’t she in any of the big banners in Bollywood? “I crave to work with all of them. And I’m sure it’ll happen at the right time. Sometimes you strive hard for something and it doesn’t happen.

Like I wanted to do another Bengali film. While I was trying it didn’t happen. When I stopped trying it happened.”

The one wish she’d like granted this year? “You mean apart from doing another Bengali film? I’d like to be loved all the time. And can I get one more wish?

I wish all my films would do well. In my recent lot Salaam-e-Ishq and Halla Bol didn’t. But I really loved working in both. And I’m proud of them.”