Vidya Balan" src="http://www.india-forums.com/bollywood/images/uploads/vidya_balan_big1.jpg" align="right" border="" hspace="5" vspace="5">Vidya started her career in the Hindi film industry with ‘Parineeta’
and since then the actress has not fallen short of praise from
audiences and critics alike. She is now all prepared to allure the
audience with her character in Rajkumar Santoshi’s ‘Halla Bol’.
Q.: Please tell us about your character in the film ‘Halla Bol’?
A.: I’m playing the role of Ajay Devgan’s wife Sneha in this movie. She
is always a support to Ajay. She helps him to realize his true being
whenever he needs to understand whether something is true or false,
right or wrong. Actually I am a mirror to him. She always says the
truth to her husband. Her love is the power in her to express the
hardcore truth.
Q.: You will be seen as the mother of a four year old boy and your
screen time is supposed to be short. Don’t you think that your
character will go unnoticed?
A.: There’s nothing like that. I always play roles which inspire me. At
the same time, its better not to think that all your characters will
always be glamorous. I always look for better characters. If I have to
look at the length, I cannot always be the leading lady of all my
movies. Even when I signed the movie, I knew the movie is for Ajay
Devgan. I only believe in characters that are indispensable to the
story.
Q.: Rajkumar Santoshi’s heroines have always been presented as
strong characters. Is that the reason why you agreed to be a part of
the project?
A.: May be. I look for characters with some substance. I believe in
women with some power in them. That’s the reason why ‘Lajja’ is my
favourite film.
Q.: Please tell us about your look in the film?
A.: In the film I am actually from a small town and I get married to a
superstar. The director of the film, Raj ji, thought of two different
looks for me. One was the look of a woman from a small town and the
other one is the look of the wife of superstar. But with the
progression of shooting, he threw away the idea about the second look.
That happened only when he realized the fact that when a character is
going through so many problems, she cannot think of outfits.
Q.: Usually Ajay Devgan is accepted with his serious look. What do you think?
A.: That’s true but he plays few great comic characters too. And that’s
very natural and goes with the character of the actual Ajay Devgan we
see on the sets. Working with him was a great experience.
Vidya Balan" src="http://www.india-forums.com/bollywood/images/uploads/vidya_balan_big3.jpg" align="left" border="" hspace="5" vspace="5">Q.: Has he played any prank during the shooting of this movie?
A.: I would like to mention one incident. Once he made me look like a
real big fool. One scene was okayed in the first take but Ajay Devgan
and Raj ji made me do it several times. They kept on inspiring me to
give the take again and again and I went on following their
instructions. But when I saw that they are just laughing at me I
realized that there must be something terribly wrong. And I found that
they were just playing a prank on me.
Q.: How was the experience of working with Rajkumar Santoshi?
A.: That was a nice experience. He used to explain every minute thing
before the shooting and at the same time he used to inspire all the
crew members and actors. I enjoy talking to him as he is very
intelligent. Whether it’s History, religion or current affairs he has
knowledge of every field.
Q.: Is there any message in the film?
A.: Actually the film shows that there are problems in everybody’s life
and there are some people who try to solve them and some who just evade
them. In this film all the characters are conscious about the odds and
they all come together to face that. It teaches us the positive sides
of unity.
Q.: Are you aware that Priyanka Chopra">Priyanka Chopra was the first choice for the character you are playing?
A.: Yeah, I know. I got a call from the film makers regarding the
movie. It was after they were done with two weeks of shooting I had
some information about the casting of the film. I remember that I went
to Raj ji’s office and after listening to the whole story I just came
back. I reached my car but suddenly went back to him and said that I
liked the script and agreed to do it.
Q.: Is there any memorable incident that must have taken place during the shoot?
A.: It was the time when we shot at Haji Ali. Despite being a resident
of Mumbai, I never went to that place. And even though there were
crowds I felt the solemnity of the place. There’s a song in that place
which is a plus point in the film.
Vidya Balan" src="http://www.india-forums.com/bollywood/images/uploads/vidya_balan_big.jpg" align="right" border="" hspace="5" vspace="5">Q.: In the last movie your outfits were not accepted well…..
A.: I took all the negative comments regarding my outfits in a positive
way. I was really very idle but now I’m concerned about that. I wear
only those outfits which make me feel comfortable. I enjoy less
make-up. I like to wear T-shirt with slacks and jeans. And I also love
cotton salwaar suits.
Q.: You are basically known as serious actor. What’s your opinion on comedies?
A.: (Smiling) I have acted in comedies, too. It’s a different issue
that my character was not comic. No director has allowed me to be a
comic and I’m waiting for the day when someone will approach me with a
comic character. I hope directors are getting my point.
Q.: It was John and now Shahid. How do you like when people attach your name with someone in that way?
A.: I used to get tensed with these things but now I’m used to all
that. I used to get very angry initially. And sometimes I cried, too.
Now I think that till I stay alone my name will be linked to one or the
other guy. And it’s after all a part of celeb life. And now I don’t get
worried about these issues.
-Rajnee Gupta (SAMPURN)
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