Vidya Balan on Kangana Ranaut controversy

Apart from being a talented actor, Vidya is also a member of the Central Board of Film Certification. The actor is known for not mincing her words and that is exactly what she did. When asked if Bollywood is giving an equal chance to its female actors to voice their concerns, Vidya cited reactions to comments made by Kangana Ranaut on nepotism recently and said that people are not ready to accept female actors who have strong opinions.

"The perception is as an actress, you are expected to be seen as desirable and desirable women are not intelligent, articulate and progressive. People don't want to see a woman having an opinion, being intelligent as it is a threat to the status quo, said Vidya.

She further added, "It has reached a boiling point for us and women now are really angst-driven. We are angry goddesses and we need answers now. We are raring to go. We can't wait to claim the world."

In a media interaction, Vidya spoke about her experience of filming the film. "I definitely know that I've not had fun on the screen for a while. I've been playing very intense and heavy characters, and after a long time, I got to play this character, who is always smiling, laughing and making people laugh. I do think it is precious to make people smile and laugh, and if a film is able to do that, it is amazing. I was definitely missing that in my life," said Vidya.

A few days ago, Sridevi's hit track Hawa Hawaii got a new twist in this Vidya Balan starrer. About shooting for the song, Vidya said, "I may have been five or six years old when the song released. As a child, I absolutely loved the song. I can't believe that so many years later I am actually featuring in it. When I was informed about it during pre-production, I was both excited and anxious. It made me very nostalgic. Ours is a happy interpretation...an office party song. We had fun doing it!"

Tumhari Sulu is a comedy film directed by adman Suresh Triveni. The film also stars Neha Dhupia and Manav Kaul in pivotal roles.