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HT Brunch Cover Story: Vidya Balan— Stereotype slayer

Hindustan Times | By
Aug 23, 2020 03:51 PM IST

How Vidya Balan is crushing every Bollywood cliche in sight!

What is it that makes Vidya Balan, the Parineeta (2005) girl, a bona fide superstar in Bollywood, a tag that was traditionally reserved for heroes?

Vidya has time and again proved that you don’t need bulging biceps and a ripped body to carry a film and get the cash registers ringing. Make-up: Harshal U Jariwala; Hair: Shalaka Bhosle; Styling: Who Wore What When; Wardrobe: Dress, Marks & Spencer(Rohan Shrestha)
Vidya has time and again proved that you don’t need bulging biceps and a ripped body to carry a film and get the cash registers ringing. Make-up: Harshal U Jariwala; Hair: Shalaka Bhosle; Styling: Who Wore What When; Wardrobe: Dress, Marks & Spencer(Rohan Shrestha)
Vidya has seen both spectacular highs and dismal lows in her career. Wardrobe: Kurta and pants, Payal Khandwala (Rohan Shrestha)
Vidya has seen both spectacular highs and dismal lows in her career. Wardrobe: Kurta and pants, Payal Khandwala (Rohan Shrestha)
“What makes me happy is being on set, performing in front of the camera. A film should only be made for the joy of it.”
Vidya acknowledges that sometimes her instincts don’t lead to box office blockbusters. Wardrobe: Kaftan, Jewellyn Alvares (Rohan Shrestha)
Vidya acknowledges that sometimes her instincts don’t lead to box office blockbusters. Wardrobe: Kaftan, Jewellyn Alvares (Rohan Shrestha)
“At times I have loved the story but some other character, maybe even a male character, has really caught my interest”
A thumbnail of Vidya Balan’s “no make-up cover” in 2016, which was a first for a leading Bollywood heroine
A thumbnail of Vidya Balan’s “no make-up cover” in 2016, which was a first for a leading Bollywood heroine
Vidya has not only learnt from her mistakes but turned them into her trump cards.Wardrobe: Dress, Marks & Spencer (Rohan Shrestha)
Vidya has not only learnt from her mistakes but turned them into her trump cards.Wardrobe: Dress, Marks & Spencer (Rohan Shrestha)
Vidya Balan with her husband, film producer Siddharth Roy Kapur
Vidya Balan with her husband, film producer Siddharth Roy Kapur
“The director needs to inspire faith in me that as an actor I can completely surrender myself to her or his vision”
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