Paa brought out the ‘maa’ in me: Vidya Balan

Actress Vidya Balan"s journey through Bollywood is no less than a Cinderella story…big bad world, her umpteen efforts to be recognised and then a brilliant happy ending! From Parineeta, where she played the simple girl-next-door winning fans & followers overnight; followed by her gutsy & earthy role in Ishqiya … to her role as a patient, worried and single mother bringing up a child different from other children, in Paa; to her latest role as a sex symbol, as she essays effortlessly the role of a south siren, in The Dirty Picture, BIG CBS Love"s India"s Glam Diva contender Vidya Balan has made things happen for herself and how!

An actress par excellence, Vidya has worked hard on every role she played, but her role in Paa has enriched Vidya"s maternal instincts. Since she played Auro"s mother, Vidya realised her maternal instincts - her fondness for children, her patience with them, their innocence …everything has come as a new found realisation to her. Now as she calls her “double whammy" with the arrival of a twin niece and nephew, in to the family, there"s plenty of opportunity for Vidya to experience this new fond feeling.

For a girl, who always focused on acting career, she even practiced dialogue delivery and acting in front of the mirror, when girls of her age were playing with dolls, maternal instincts is something one would hardly relate with a career–minded girl like Vidya. Life teaches you many a lessons, some that you want to latch on to immediately and others that come gradually as a pleasant revelation… Wishing Vidya more films & more meaningful characters to play!

Catch Vidya Balan in the first episode of India"s Glam Diva on Saturday, February 4, at 9:00 pm on BIG CBS LOVE as she reveals some little secrets about herself.