Vidya Balan On Why She Chose To Play Indira Gandhi In The Midst Of B-Town’s Fervour For Ruling Party
Vidya Balan was asked why, when many actors are scrambling to please the ruling party at the centre, she had chosen to play the former leader of Congress party, Indira Gandhi. This is what she said!
Vidya
Balan
is
all
set
to
feature
in,
not
one,
but
two
biographical
dramas:
one
a
movie
on
math
genius
Shakuntala
Devi,
and
another,
a
web
series
on
the
late
PM
Indira
Gandhi.
Recently,
she
was
asked
why,
when
many
actors
are
scrambling
to
please
the
ruling
party
in
the
central
government,
she
had
chosen
to
play
the
great
former
leader
of
Congress
party,
Indira
Gandhi.
This
is
what
she
said!
According
to
Hindustan
Times,
Vidya
opened
up
about
her
decision
to
play
Indira
Gandhi,
and
said,
"When
I
think
of
powerful
women
that
(Indira
Gandhi)
is
the
first
name
which
comes
to
my
mind.
I
am
very
party
agnostic.
I
have
nothing
to
do
with
any
political
party.
This
(web
series)
is
not
about
any
political
party,
this
is
about
an
individual
who
goes
beyond
the
party."
Speaking
about
the
start
of
shoot
for
the
series,
she
said,
"(It
will
start)
Not
very
soon.
It's
going
to
take
time
because
it's
a
web
series
and
that
requires
a
lot
of
work
to
put
things
together.
So,
it
may
take
a
couple
of
years
to
start
the
shooting."
Vidya
was
last
seen
in
Mission
Mangal,
a
movie
which
celebrated
the
scientists
of
ISRO
for
launching
India's
mission
to
Mars.
Her
next
film
is
going
to
be
a
biopic
on
the
'human
calculator',
Shakuntala
Devi.
She
joked
about
this
and
said,
"From
science
to
maths,
my
best
dream
comes
true
this
year.
Most
South
Indians
pursue
science
and
maths,
and
I
am
sure
my
parents
will
now
be
satisfied
that
I
traverse
both
worlds
within
one
year
faster
than
rest
of
them
did!"
Speaking
about
she
is
prepping
for
the
Shakuntala
Devi
biopic,
she
said,
"It
(the
preparation)
is
not
about
maths.
Anyway,
I
am
going
to
fake
it.
They
(the
makers
of
the
film)
are
going
to
give
me
the
answers
that
I
am
going
to
write
on
board.
I
think
I
need
to
be
familiar
with
the
person.
She
was
the
only
computer
in
the
world
with
a
sense
of
humour.
She
had
a
wicked
sense
of
humour
so,
I
am
actually
trying
to
imbibe
that
quality.
She
also
had
an
incredible
journey
so,
I
am
feeling
nervous
about
playing
the
character
in
the
film."