"Both of us have moved ahead from those days, she has now turned out to be Vidya Balan, one of the best actors in the country. But she remains a very instinctive actor, very spontaneous till this date," Parambrata told PTI.
The 31-year-old actor, who plays a policeman who helps Vidya in the search of her missing husband in "Kahaani", says they talked about "Bhalo Theko", the 2003 Gautam Halder-directed film, on the sets of the Sujoy Ghosh film.
"We would talk about the Bhalo Theko days, my second film and her first. I was a kid when I did my second film, but she instantly recalled my character's name in 'Bhalo Theko'. That shows how involved she was with both films," he said.
Vidya went on to become a Bollywood star after the success of "Parineeta", but Parambrata says she made him feel comfortable while working together.
"She is an excellent actor, possibly the best I have shared the screen with so far. As a co-actor she is very friendly, cooperative to work with.
"I think Vidya is one of the best among the present day actors and these things help in making a scene real and connect to the audience," he said.
Asked to narrate any funny incident with Vidya during shooting, Parambrata said, "There are endless, she is a prankster. I remember, once I came back from my sabbatical for film studies and I had a slight accent in those days. Vidya regularly used to taunt me for that, she mimicked so well.
"And that helped in making things easier, build-up the camaraderie, raise the comfort level between her and me, a newcomer in Hindi films, and probably that helped in delivering the scenes."
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