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Interview : Vidya Balan

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From PARINEETA to KISMAT KONNECTION Vidya has established herself as one of the most promising actresses of the industry within a very short span of time. After giving back-to-back hits with power-pack performances in movies like LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI, EKLAVYA, HEYY BABY, BHOOL BHULAIYAA she has entered the league of leading ladies of Bollywood. Since her last release HALLA BOL in January this year she has been not been much in the news, but now she is back in action with her upcoming release KISMAT KONNECTION directed by Aziz Mirza. Recently we had a detailed conversation with Vidya where she shared her excitement for KISMAT KONNECTION, her personal life and much more...here are the excerpts.

Tell us about KISMAT KONNECTION? And also elaborate about your character?
It is literally about the KISMAT KONNECTION between the two characters Raj Malhotra and Priya who never get along well, who always fight whenever they meet. But destiny has something different in store. Despite their constant clashes destiny brings them together. How Raj and Priya become friends and get to know each other and ultimately relationship blossoms between them. The film tells you about how destiny has a strong influence over life. How it connects you to another person whom you never expected to be with in life. As it is rightly said "Jiske saath tumhari kismet connection honi hoti hai use aap nakar nahi saktey aur jo aapki kismet mai nahi hai aap laakh koshish karle aap ko nahi mil paayega..." so its all upto destiny. I am playing Priya in this film; she is very vivacious, happy-go-lucky who loves life & has a positive approach towards life. She is from a well to do decent family from Toronto. Her upbringing is such that she loves to be happy, easily mingles with people, who always want her environment also joyful.

Right from your first movie you had a chance of portraying crucial characters, what's the strength of this character?
I think the strength of this character is that she is the one who changes Raj's (Shahid) life. She is very light hearted and carries a positive outlook towards life, according to her every problem has some cause attached to it, everything happens for good. The thought process which she carries has a definite impact on his life. He learns to be positive in life.

How keen were you to be a part of this project?
I always had a desire to work with Aziz uncle atleast once. On one fine day I suddenly got a call from Aziz uncle's office. I met Uncle and he said we are still under scripting stage. It was then when I showed my interest in the project. Normally I don't say this to anyone but when I met him I went ahead to tell uncle that if not as an actor than as an assistant I am going to be a part of this project. I would love to assist you and I want to work with you.

What appealed you to be a part of KISMAT KONNECTION?
Aziz uncle's films depict whole lot of positivity. Frankly speaking I love the simplicity of his films and that's what urged me to go ahead. The way he represents simplicity in his films. His genre of films is about real people, about common man's struggle, about real emotions, about situations which we deal in our day-to-day life.

Aziz Mirza has kept a track record of successful films and even your graph till date is successful, does it pressurize you?
Inshaah Allah film should work well. Each day is different, each film is different. I am not pressurized as such, but yes I do hope that the film should do really well because everyone has put their best efforts. After SALAAM-E-ISHQ I have become more cautious. Infact till today we can't gulp down the fact that SALAAM-E-ISHQ didn't work. We all were very confident about the film. When it bombed at the box-office it was a real shock for all of us and because of it somewhere I was shattered. It was at that time I realized that it's not necessary that a film to be a hit it requires big star cast (though SALAAM-E-ISHQ was well made film with good stories as well)

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Your experience working with Shahid
Oh Shahid is a very co-operative actor, an unselfish person. He is not among those self-absorbed people who will try to overshadow others. He in fact takes care of his co-stars as well. What is really inspiring about Shahid is that he is very very disciplined actor. If he has his body shot than he will not even have an ounce of sweet the entire day. And that is why I really admire his hard work and dedication towards work.

Off late a lot has been written and spoken about you and Shahid, what do you have to say about this?
This is not the first time I have been linked with my co-stars. Right from the beginning of my career media has been linking me with some or other star from the industry. The only difference is that initially when I was knew I used to get irritated easily; I used to get upset with such rumours easily but in the case of Shahid I am not at all upset. Right from the day when we returned from Toronto I have been constantly hearing so many stories about my linkups with Shahid. And because of that I feel amused and at times I and Shahid laugh a loud on these baseless stories. Now I have become used to such crap. Yes we are good friends and share a very good rapport. But that doesn't mean we are going around. If I love someone than why would I hide it?

Because of such rumours or stories did you face awkwardness while shooting with Shahid
I think somewhere Shahid was not comfortable with these rumours, he was facing that awkwardness as per my perception. And that too when we shot two songs in Mumbai. Otherwise when we were in Toronto we hardly bothered about it. For me, as I said I don't get affected by such things now. I never felt awkward. I am friendly person and I stay the way I am.

You hail from a non-filmy background, many controversies surrounded you but still you always handled it beautifully, fought it courageously without going underground or hiding yourself
Ohh yeah! Firstly thank you very much about this. But I feel I am still learning how to handle it. When I was new to this industry I used to get scared but then I realized that if I am not doing anything wrong why should I hide myself or why should I runaway from these situations. Because problems are perpetual, Infact I should face it so as to learn from these experiences. I think it's because of my upbringing I have learnt to fight the problem rather than hiding from it or running away from it.

How much do you personally believe in 'Kismat' (destiny)
I personally do believe in 'Kismat' (destiny) a lot. But at the same time I also believe in efforts. 'No pain no gain' that's what I prefer. Unless you give your 100% you won't get the fruits. But I do feel that everything is pre-determined in life. Destiny does influence each of us and it does have some connections in each of our lives.

- Rachana, Bollywood Trade News Network

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