Vidya Balan's Crazy side
The graceful Vidya Balan who turned a year older on January 1, has turned a new leaf. After her abortive attempts to revamp her wardrobe in Heyy Babyy and Kismat Konnection, Vidya has decided to go easy on the glam ramp.
"It's
not
as
though
I
am
disowning
my
efforts
to
do
glamorous
roles.
I'm
proud
of
Heyy
Babyy
and
Kismat
Konnection.
But
this
year
I'm
doing
films
that
don't
need
me
to
stretch
my
personality.
I'm
very
happy
doing
roles
that
come
naturally
to
me.
That's
what
I
decided
about
my
career
this
year."
Vidya has just given the nod to Nikhil (Chandni Chowk To China) Advani's next film which would surprise many.
Advani's
Chand
Bhai
is
a
raw
realistic
song
less
film
on
juvenile
delinquency.
Says
Vidya,
"It's
nothing
like
the
high-flying
glam-wham
stuff
that
one
expects
from
Nikhil
after
Chandni
Chowk.
Chand
Bhai
is
a
stark
very
real
kind
of
drama.
And
I
get
to
co-star
with
a
very
talented
actor
Akshaye
Khanna
with
whom
I
was
in
Nikhil's
Salaam-e-Ishq
though
we
had
just
one
passing
shot
together."
Vidya
gladly
admits
Chand
Bhai
doesn't
feature
her
in
the
central
role.
"The
film
revolves
around
the
delinquent
boy's
character.
But
I'm
very
happy
to
be
part
of
a
film
that
addresses
itself
an
important
social
issue.
This
year
I
think
I'm
done
with
searching
for
various
by
lanes
to
my
screen
identity.
All
my
forthcoming
films
have
a
sharp
sense
of
social
purpose,
and
that
definitely
includes
Vibhu
Puri's
Chenab
Gandhi
which
I'm
enormously
excited
about
because
it's
produced
by
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali."
Vidya
has
been
attending
costume
and
reading
sessions
for
Chenab
Gandhi
and
is
spellbound
by
the
script.
"But
I
haven't
really
interacted
that
much
with
my
co-star
Hurman
as
yet.
With
Mr.
Bachchan
who
plays
the
title
role,
I
share
a
lifelong
bonding.
Right
from
Eklavya
we've
been
paired
in
so
many
films
right
up
to
Chenab
Gandhi
and
now
Balki's
Pa.
If
I
did
all
the
films
last
year
that
I
was
offered
with
Mr.
Bachchan,
I
wouldn't
be
working
with
anyone
else," says
Vidya,
adding
she's
excited
to
work
with
Abhishek
Bachchan
for
the
first
time
in
Pa.
"We've never been paired together. It would be interesting to have another interesting co-star to work with," says Vidya who went to Panchgani for her birthday this year, with her parents, sister and brother-in-law. "It's very rare for all five of us in the family to be together. My birthday falls on a very unforgettable day, the New Year. It's preceded by Christmas, so we all take time off to be together. Another advantage of being born on the first day of the year is, no one can claim to forget your birthday," she says with loud laughter.
Vidya recently saw Ghajini and was bowled over by Aamir Khan. "I'm dying to work with Aamir. And Shahrukh of course is my favourite. I said on Sajid Khan's chat show I want to kill Shahrukh's wife. No one took me seriously. There was no enhancement in the security around her. Sad."