Vidya Balan has been born and brought up in Kerala, the actress has a unique attachment with the city of Kolkata. She not only made her acting debut here with Goutam Halder’s Bhalo Theko, but her first Bollywood superhit ‘Parineeta’ was based here. The actress is also shooting for ‘Kahani’ which is again set in Bengal.

Vidya says, “I don’t know. I have stopped trying to understand why. I have just accepted that there is a relation. My mom keeps saying that there might be a relation from a past life because I do not know anyone with so much of love for Bengal. Even the man in my life will have to deal with another love affair, and that is Kolkata.”

“I know how to sing some songs and rhymes. I keep on learning,” says the actress who is often mistaken by people to be a Bengali. “The first time I went to Kolkata, I felt a sense of familiarity,” she added.......

 

The fact that Vishal Bhardwaj could not find a place for Vidya Balan in his ‘Dedh Ishqiya’ does not mean that the filmmaker has any doubts about the potential of the latter. We have Vishal approach Vidya for his next project ‘Daayan’ which will be made under the banner of Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Motion Pictures. Apparently, Vidya is also doing ‘Dirty Picture’ under the same banner and will complete the shoot for it before she gives dates to Vishal for ‘Daayan’. The movie has Emraan Hashmi in the main lead.
Rumors also have it that Vishal had first approached Rani Mukherjee for the film but she refused to do it because of two reasons. First, she did not want to play the role of a ‘Daayan’ (witch) and secondly, she did not want to star opposite Emraan Hashmi. However, Rani denies the fact that she had been approached for the role. As for Vidya, she just loved the role and the script.........

 

Since the time Vidya Balan stepped into Bollywood, she has been known for portraying difficult roles with ease and poise. After Paa, Ishqiya and No One Killed Jessica, Vidya will be next seen in Sujoy Ghosh’s Kahaani.
Kahaani is a story of a pregnant woman who is on the look-out for her husband who’s gone missing. The film has been majorly shot in Kolkata.
Vidya Balan made sure that no one was allowed to smoke on the sets of Kahaani. If any such day passed that no-one was caught with a cigarette, not even the chain smokers, she celebrated the day with cake and chocolates for everyone.
Even Sujoy was not permitted to smoke on the sets. On occasion, when he tried a sneak, he was caught on camera by crew members and then punished by the actress.

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