By Jilawatan

Vidya Balan is back in news, this time it’s neither for her outrageous dressing sense nor for her newly gained slim-trim avatar. Guess what? The south siren who has shot for some really intimate scenes in Vishal Bharadwaj’s upcoming film ISHQIYA with co-star Arshad Warsi with great ease, apparently now has expressed her reservations over a luscious smooch. Producer Vishal Bharadwaj too was all praises for the actress who carried on with the scenes exhibiting aesthetics. But looks like no kiss for this Miss!

After her much talked about lip lock with Madhavan in Mani Ratnam’s GURU, Balan seems to have developed cold feet to the idea of pucker up to another co-star. Reportedly ISHQIYA was being shot on Wednesday at the Borivili National Park where one smooch scene between Vidya and Arshad was to be canned. But the actress surprisingly threw tantrums in the work, refusing to do a lip lock with Arshad. Director Abhishek Chaubey was taken aback as he had informed Vidya about the kissing scene beforehand.

It is learnt that now Producer Vishal Bharadwaj will be meeting Vidya to discuss her reservations for not enacting the scene. It was astonishing, as Balan has explored onscreen intimacy ever since her debut film PARINEETA to other films like EKLAVYA, HEYY BABYY, we wonder what makes her put her foot down?

By Jilawatan

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan is quite upset. She refused to kiss her Ishqiya co-star while shooting.

Vidya and Arshad were shooting in Mumbai and the moment of kissing scene came, Vidya refused to do it. She just left the set.

Ishqiya is being produced by Vishal Bhardwaj. According to the reports, Bhardwaj was quite surprised about the sequence on the set.

Vidya has previously kissed Madhavan for Mani Ratnam’s Guru.

By Jilawatan

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan reportedly refused to kiss co-star Arshad Warsi on the sets of her upcoming film.

Reports say that Vidya and Arshad were shooting in Mumbai for Ishqiya and the scene where the two are supposed to kiss was underway. However, as soon as moment came, Vidya refused and walked off the sets.

While a lot of Indian actresses have a problem with lip-locks on screen, Vidya was not considered to be one of them because she has previously kissed Madhavan for Mani Ratnam’s Guru.

Ishqiya is being produced by Vishal Bhardwaj, who was less than pleased at Vidya calling off the shoot because of a kiss.

By Jilawatan

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan has been supporting education amongst underprivileged girls by helping NGO Nanhi Kali, which currently supports 37,000 girls in urban, rural and tribal areas. She has helped to launch two new animated characters, Fafa and Juno, who will appear on the Spacetoon TV channel and associated merchandising. Spacetoon claims to have 200 million viewers worldwide. Vidya will also be supporting some girls herself through the programme. “I am not comfortable talking about it but yes I do plan to finance the education of a few girls,” she admitted, “It’s amazing how many girls can get educated for a measly sum of money. It’s a small thing to do especially when I have been given so much.”

Kerala-born Vidya has a remarkably busy schedule ahead of her this year, including some fascinating films such as Ishqiya with Naseruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi and Chenab Gandhi. This latter film stars Amitabh Bachchan and is about the Pashtun pacifist and freedom fighter Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, often referred to as the Frontier Gandhi. It’s rumoured that John Abraham might play the role of the younger Khan.

Vidya is also having a whale of a time at the moment shooting for Pa which includes both father and son Bachchans. “I have been shooting for Pa. We did a shooting schedule in Mumbai and outside it had Mr Bachchan and Abhishek. They’re keeping me busy,” she confirms.

By Jilawatan

She asks too many questions, has been christened Giggles by co-stars Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi and is finally settling in comfortably with her Indian good looks, thank you. Vidya Balan unplugged.

In the cruel heat of April, as the sun steadily beats down on the premises of Whistling Woods, Film City, actress Vidya Balan turned out in an off-white saree with a narrow border and moss-green Sabyasachi blouse is a sight for sore eyes. Balan in demure attire complete with Rapunzel locks, reminds one of the elegant simplicity of Hindi cinema best symbolised by Jaya Bachchan in Hrishikesh Mukherjee films. Days of trying to fit into the Western construct considered almost necessary for Bollywood actresses are happily behind her. A change of look for her movies is not ruled out but personally, she is all for Indian elegance. “I love wearing sarees. In fact, I have decided to wear them more often,” she says making herself comfortable in the vanity van. She is currently shooting for Balki’s Pa with Abhishek and Amitabh Bachchan.

Balan came into movies after a stint in Ekta Kapoor’s serial Hum Paanch and a few regional language films before her impressive debut in Pradeep Sarkar’s Parineeta. “I was born to be an actor,” she asserts. Quite like her pick of roles, Balan is not glamour-struck in her choice of matinee idols either. “Among actresses who made a lasting impression on me were Jaya Bachchan and Shabana Azmi. Jaya Bachchan was fantastic at what she did but was also a commercial success and that is the position one would strive for. I have tried to do films where I am an integral part of the script,” avers Balan. During her school days, Balan was convinced that she would be the next Madhuri Dixit. But soon aftershe was impressed by the power-packed performances of Jaya Bachchan and Shabana Azmi. It was during a break for her class XII exam that she watched Arth and was spellbound by Azmi’s performance. “Instead of studying, I kept wondering how they must have done the scenes. I had heard that Shabana did not use glycerine for her crying scenes and I tried all possible tricks to perform the same feat!” Balan reminisces with a laugh.

After a not-too-remarkable 2008—Halla Bol and Kismat Connection did not impress— the actress is looking at newer challenges.

This year she has been busy at work with Ishqiya opposite Naseeruddin Shah and Pa with Abhishek and Amitabh Bachchan. About working with legendary actors such as Shah and Bachchan, she says, “It is not easy to describe the experience – but when you see them, you realise that these greats are great because their passion, focus and dedication is unshakable. This is the first time I have acted with Mr Bachchan, with who I had barely one scene during the making of Eklavya. Watching him, I have learnt to be more patient. The humility of that man in his approach to work is incredible. He doesn’t take anything for granted even today after 40 years that I think is marvellous. It is very, very humbling.”

Of her stint with Naseeruddin Shah, she recalls, “I have loved Naseeruddin Shah’s work all my life. His daughter was my senior in college and we actually did television together. In fact, xI called up for Hiba once and he picked up…I got so nervous that I put the phone down!”

“Working with Naseer was fantastic. Initially, I was a little shy of him — we did our scenes together and then I went and sat in the corner. I think he realised it and after some time he warmed up to me. They would tease me about my laughing fits -Arshad and he named me Giggles because of it! Even through my laughing fits he was very patient,” laughs Vidya.

The conversation meanwhile has meandered to Pa, the film for which she is currently shooting, though Balan remains tightlipped about it except that “It’s a special film. The script is fabulous and there’s Balki — I loved Cheeni Kum!”

The script is something that Balan is particular about, especially after her mainstream experiments Salaam-e-Ishq and Kismat Connection met with lukewarm response. “It’s nice to do different things to know what you want to do and what you don’t. I wanted to do a purely commercial cinema and the films met the criteria. What a lot of people said after Heyy Babyy and Kismat Connection was that I was wasted in the films, so maybe I need to do roles that are more fleshed-out. The challenge then is greater and I am able to give it my best.”

She is also an actor who likes to prepare – read the script before the shoot and by her own admission, ask a lot of questions. “I would say that I preferred myself in Kismat Connection to Heyy Babyy. They are two films whose script I hadn’t read before I went to shoot. For Kismat Connection, I had thought of reading the script once I reached Canada, but I couldn’t. I went to sleep and woke up the next morning just in time for the shoot! I panicked and started crying,” she recalls. “It was almost a forewarning.”

The competition may be growing but Vidya, who in a short span has landed prestigious projects with top- league directors, is uncompromising in her quest for good films and unhurried as there are enough interesting roles going around. “ I hope that all good directors such as Pradeep Sarkar, Balki and Rajkumar Hirani repeat me in their films but I would love to work with Vishal Bhardwaj, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Ashutosh Gowariker, Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra, Imtiaz Ali, Vinan Matthew and Rituparna Ghosh, Majid Majidi and Woody Allen perhaps?” she says, once again erupting into her infectious laughter.

With her unerring instinct and what is turning out to be an interesting body of work, the list looks very achievable.

By Jilawatan

Actress Vidya Balan has always been known for her special expressions she gives when she does intimate scenes with her costars, she shot to fame with Parinita where she did such shots with Saif Ali Khan, then in one other film with John Abraham she did weave her magic, but then she had lost this special touch some where down the line, but now that special intimate scenes would again set the screen on fire.

Vidya is acting with Arshad Warsi in the Vishal Bharadwaj film Ishkiya where she is getting intimate with the actor; insider news is also that she has done a lip-lock with him in the film.

Let us wait for this film to enjoy Vidya Balan’s special display!!

By Jilawatan

Vidya balan has given some really intimate scenes in Vishal Bhardwaj’s Ishkiyan. All her hot scenes in the film are with arshad warsi. Vidya play’s a slightly grey character in the film who fools the uncle-nephew jodi of Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi.

A unit source reveals, “She indeed has quiet a few hot love-making sequences in the film but the scenes have been aesthetically shot. Vishal Bharadwaj is simply too glad with the way the actress has performed her act in the film without any inhibitions. But this is not the first time that the actress has done such scenes. She had been sensuous in her debut venture Parineeta earlier as well and in Heyy Babyy too with Akshay Kumar.”

In Ishkiyan Vidya is playing a very complex character and will be seen speaking the U.P dialect which is very akin to Vishal Bharadwaj’s movies. She also has a very different look in the film. She will certainly take away accolades after the release reveal unit sources.

Vidya’s career too seems to be on an all new high now. It has been heard that the actress has also been signed for Nikhil Advani’s Chandbhai opposite Akshay Kumar. The film is a tough love story set in a juvenile detention facility. She will also be seen working with two legendary actors – Naseeruddin Shah in Ishqiyan and Amitabh Bachchan in Balki’s Paa and Sanjay Leela’s Chenab Gandhi.

By Jilawatan

Vidya Balan doesn’t believe that an actress needs to strip down to bikinis to look sexy.

In an industry where appearances in bikinis and swimsuits has become a norm rather than an exception, Vidya is secure and content doing her kind of roles.

“According to me, being sexy is about having a certain attitude, not just about skimpy clothes. The yesteryear actresses were all sexy without revealing skin. As far as I am concerned, I prefer sensuous to sexy,” Balan, who was in the capital to attend a conference, is quoted by a news agency.

The Parineeta actress who has played the girl-next-door kind of roles in many a film and went glamourous for Kismat Konnection , is now playing a village belle in the Vishal Bharadwaj -produced film Ishqiya . And she is thrilled about her role.

“I play a woman in a remote village of India…I have worked really hard for the film, from taking classes in the dialect to grueling shooting sessions. But this is also a film that I thoroughly enjoyed being a part of,” Balan said.

The movie has the 31-year-old actress playing a con-woman who takes on an uncle-nephew duo played by Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi .

Vidya says working in ‘Ishqiya’ was like doing her first film, ‘Parineeta’.

“I think after ‘Parineeta’ it is one film that I enjoyed working on the most. It was a wonderful experience, a lot like my first film,” said Balan, who recently walked the ramp for fashion designer Ritu Beri and has many product endorsements up for grabs.

Vidya Balan is shooting with Arshad Warsi in Wai. Being with Arshad comes as a relief for Vidya. “Vidya is happy that this time the media will not be able to link her with her costar. Arshad is a friend! Also he is married with two kids. So she is glad that she will be spared link ups this time,” a source said. Vidya was earlier linked with Shahid Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and John Abraham. That’s practically every other co star she has worked with. No wonder, Vidya is fed up!

While in Wai, Vidya Balan is having a wonderful time shooting there. But unlike other actresses who like to remain holed up in their vans in between shoots, Vidya loves spending time with nature. A unit member revealed, “Vidya loves to be in a natural environment. She enjoys nature walks in between shots. She’d rather sit in the greenery and soak in its beauty than be stuck in the van. Vidya finds the entire experience to be meditative and absolutely soothing.” Even when not shooting, Vidya doesn’t idle away her time! “Vidya goes for these long walks on the roads of Wai. So if you spot someone in tracksuits with an ipod and speakers hooked into her ears, walking away briskly, you know who it is,” laughs the unit member. Viday’s staff does accompany for her brisk walks. “We cannot take any risks. What if she gets mobbed,” says a staff member. Vidya believes that natural environment is the best environment.

Hope Vidya gets more opportunity having married co–stars and natural environment to spend time with nature.

Vidya Balan is shooting with Arshad Warsi in Wai. Being with Arshad comes as a relief for Vidya. “Vidya is happy that this time the media will not be able to link her with her costar. Arshad is a friend! Also he is married with two kids. So she is glad that she will be spared link ups this time,” a source said. Vidya was earlier linked with Shahid Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and John Abraham. That’s practically every other co star she has worked with. No wonder, Vidya is fed up!

While in Wai, Vidya Balan is having a wonderful time shooting there. But unlike other actresses who like to remain holed up in their vans in between shoots, Vidya loves spending time with nature. A unit member revealed, “Vidya loves to be in a natural environment. She enjoys nature walks in between shots. She’d rather sit in the greenery and soak in its beauty than be stuck in the van. Vidya finds the entire experience to be meditative and absolutely soothing.” Even when not shooting, Vidya doesn’t idle away her time! “Vidya goes for these long walks on the roads of Wai. So if you spot someone in tracksuits with an ipod and speakers hooked into her ears, walking away briskly, you know who it is,” laughs the unit member. Viday’s staff does accompany for her brisk walks. “We cannot take any risks. What if she gets mobbed,” says a staff member. Vidya believes that natural environment is the best environment.

Hope Vidya gets more opportunity having married co–stars and natural environment to spend time with nature.