Vidya Balan Interview

Vidya Balan is humility personified. The monumental success of her debut film PARINEETA has made her even more humble and not the other way round. She's had the audience in splits once again with her stunning performance as RJ Jhanvi in LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI. Despite her chock-a-block schedule, the beautiful actress manages to squeeze in some time...

She gets candid in a tete-a-tete with Glamsham.com.

Tell us something about your background?
I'm a Tamilian Iyer and hail from Palghat, Kerala but I was born and brought up in Mumbai. So my upbringing, education all happened in Mumbai. I did my BA in Sociology from St Xaviers and MA from Mumbai University. I'm a trained Bharat Natyam dancer and know a bit of Kathak also.

How do you feel about the huge success of PARINEETA?
I'm glad I got an opportunity to be a part of such a great film, that too at the very onset of my career. I hadn't expected PARINEETA to be such a huge hit. I gave it my best shot and I'm grateful to God that it happened to me. (Laughs) And now to top it all, I have LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI.

Your association with Pradeep Sarkar goes back a long way?
Yes! I've done around 90 ads out of which I did 4 to 5 with him. I've also done 3 music videos with him (the ones with Euphoria, Shubha Mudgal and Pankaj Udhas). He is truly my mentor and I really look up to him. He had faith in me and that reinforced my faith in myself.

What about Vidhu Vinod Chopra?
Vinod Chopra Productions is like extended family to me. I really respect him and we share this warmth and affection in our relationship. I know if I ever need him, he'll always be there.